1961 St. Louis Cardinals Draftees

Record: 7-7-0, 4th in NFL East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Chuck Drulis (2-0-0) (co-coach with Ray Prochaska 2-0-0 and Ray Willsey 2-0-0) and Pop Ivy (5-7-0)

Points For: 279 (19.9/g) 10th of 14

Points Against: 267 (19.1/g) 4th of 14

Expected W-L: 7.4-6.6

SRS: -1.50 (10th of 14), SOS: -2.36

Stadium: Busch Stadium (Sportsman's Park)

Principal Owner: Violet Bidwill Wolfner

Managing Director: Walter Wolfner

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Ken Rice	8	T	6	1961	1967	0	1	4	26	79				0				0			0	Auburn
2	Fred Arbanas	22	TE	9	1962	1970	3	5	9	33	118				0		4	15	0	198	3101	34	Michigan St.
3	Billy Wilson	31	T				0	0	0														Auburn
4	Ron McDole	50	DE	18	1961	1978	1	2	15	97	240				0				0			0	Nebraska
5	Glenn Bass	64	SE	8	1961	1968	0	0	3	28	79				0		16	67	0	167	2841	17	East Carolina
6	Dale Evans	78	HB	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	0	5				0				0			0	Kansas St.
6	Dick Thornton	83	QB				0	0	0														Northwestern
7	George Hultz	92	DT	1	1962	1962	0	0	0	3	13				0				0			0	Southern Miss
7	Al Bemiller	94	C	9	1961	1969	0	1	9	39	126				0				0	1	0	0	Syracuse
8	Marshall Starks	106	DB	2	1963	1964	0	0	0	6	18				0				0			0	Illinois
9	Chick Graning	120	HB				0	0	0														Georgia Tech
10	Jimmy King	134	T				0	0	0														Clemson
11	Bill Kinnune	148	G				0	0	0														Washington
12	Mike Stock	162	B				0	0	0														Northwestern
13	Ernie McMillan	176	T	15	1961	1975	0	4	14	71	190				0				0			0	Illinois
14	Bob Elliot	190	FB				0	0	0														North Carolina
15	Mel West	204	HB	2	1961	1962	0	0	0	4	16				0		81	338	3	14	147	0	Missouri
16	Jake Bradley	218	T				0	0	0														Florida A&M
17	Pat Fischer	232	DB	17	1961	1977	1	3	14	85	213				0				0	1	22	0	Nebraska
18	Art Browning	246	G				0	0	0														Duke
19	Dick Schnell	260	T				0	0	0														Wyoming
20	Leo Reed	274	T	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	4	9				0				0			0	Colorado St.