Editing (section) History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>1960s</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The new <b>St. Louis football Cardinals</b> were competitive for much of the 1960s. New stars emerged in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Larry%20Wilson%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Larry%20Wilson%20%28American%20football%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLarry%20Wilson%20%28American%20football%29%7CLarry%20Wilson%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">Larry Wilson</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charley%20Johnson%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charley%20Johnson%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharley%20Johnson%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/Charley_Johnson" title="Charley Johnson">Charley Johnson</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jim%20Bakken%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jim%20Bakken%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJim%20Bakken%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/Jim_Bakken" title="Jim Bakken">Jim Bakken</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sonny%20Randle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sonny%20Randle%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSonny%20Randle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/Sonny_Randle" title="Sonny Randle">Sonny Randle</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jim%20Hart%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jim%20Hart%20%28American%20football%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJim%20Hart%20%28American%20football%29%7CJim%20Hart%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/Jim_Hart_(American_football)" title="Jim Hart (American football)">Jim Hart</a>. Violet Bidwill Wolfner died in 1962, and her sons, Bill and Charles, Jr. took control. Although the Cardinals were competitive again in the '60s, they failed to achieve a playoff appearance during the decade, as only four teams qualified during this period. In 1964, the Bidwills, unsatisfied with St. Louis, considered moving the team to Atlanta. They wanted a new stadium, and that city was planning the construction of one. However, St. Louis persuaded them to stay with the promise of a stadium (a new expansion team, the Falcons, was eventually created for Atlanta). The Cardinals got off to a good start, and tied the Cleveland Browns 33-33 on the road. They finished 9-4-1 and second in the Eastern Conference, but a victory by the Browns over the New York Giants denied them a playoff berth. The team finished the year with a meaningless win over the Packers. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">A 4-1 start to the 1965 season evaporated into a 5-9 finish. In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221966%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221966%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1966%20NFL%20season%7C1966%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cardinals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221966%20St.%20Louis%20Cardinals%20%28NFL%29%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1966%20St.%20Louis%20Cardinals%20%28NFL%29%20season%7CCardinals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1966_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">Cardinals</a> were in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 8-2-1 record, but a loss to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dallas%20Cowboys%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221966%20Dallas%20Cowboys%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1966%20Dallas%20Cowboys%20season%7CDallas%20Cowboys%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1966_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1966 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a>, who went on to win the conference title, started a three-game losing streak to end the season, leaving St. Louis at 8-5-1. Another middling season followed in 1967, with six wins, seven losses, and one tie. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22In%201968%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221968%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1968%20NFL%20season%7CIn%201968%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1968_NFL_season" title="1968 NFL season">In 1968</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cardinals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221968%20St.%20Louis%20Cardinals%20%28NFL%29%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1968%20St.%20Louis%20Cardinals%20%28NFL%29%20season%7CCardinals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1968_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">Cardinals</a> swept the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221968%20Cleveland%20Browns%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1968%20Cleveland%20Browns%20season%7CCleveland%20Browns%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1968_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1968 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> and ended the year with a 9-4-1 mark, but a loss to a sub-par <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Francisco%2049ers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221968%20San%20Francisco%2049ers%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1968%20San%20Francisco%2049ers%20season%7CSan%20Francisco%2049ers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1968_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1968 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> club and a tie against the woeful <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pittsburgh%20Steelers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221968%20Pittsburgh%20Steelers%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1968%20Pittsburgh%20Steelers%20season%7CPittsburgh%20Steelers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1968_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1968 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> kept the Cardinals out of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22playoffs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22NFL%20playoffs%2C%201968%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNFL%20playoffs%2C%201968%7Cplayoffs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs,_1968" title="NFL playoffs, 1968">playoffs</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22St.%20Louis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221969%20St.%20Louis%20Cardinals%20%28NFL%29%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1969%20St.%20Louis%20Cardinals%20%28NFL%29%20season%7CSt.%20Louis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1969_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis</a> fell back to 4-9-1 in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221969%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221969%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1969%20NFL%20season%7C1969%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a>, but that season saw the debut of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Roger%20Wehrli%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Roger%20Wehrli%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRoger%20Wehrli%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Roger Wehrli</a>, a star safety at the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Missouri%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Missouri%20Tigers%20football%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMissouri%20Tigers%20football%7CUniversity%20of%20Missouri%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/Missouri_Tigers_football" title="Missouri Tigers football">University of Missouri</a> who played 14 seasons for the Cardinals and was elected to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pro%20Football%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pro%20Football%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPro%20Football%20Hall%20of%20Fame%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222007%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222007%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2007%20NFL%20season%7C2007%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-8711051275de9e7b26f2d8" href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a>. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key footbal:rte-parser-cache:55796 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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