1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 1960-Cardinals-mediaguide.jpg St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1960 6–5–1 4th NFL Eastern Violet Bidwill Wolfner Pop Ivy Busch Stadium Did not qualify 1959 (Chicago) Cardinals seasons The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 41st year with the National Football League (NFL) and the first in St. Louis. The oldest remaining franchise in the NFL, the Cardinals had played the previous 40 seasons in Chicago, losing a torrent of games in front of a declining audience. The Cardinals went 6–5–1 during the first season in their new city, while playing their home schedule at Busch Stadium. It was their first winning season since 1956 when they were based in Chicago. This was also the first season to feature the famous Cardinal head logo on the helmets. Offseason NFL draft 1960 NFL draft 1960 St. Louis Cardinals 1 2 George Izo Quarterback Notre Dame yes 2 13 Harold Olson Tackle Clemson yes 2 14 Mike McGee Guard Duke yes 3 26 Hugh McInnis Tight end Southern Miss yes 3 29 Charley Ellzey Center Southern Miss yes 4 37 Willie West Cornerback Oregon yes 4 38 Silas Woods End Marquette no 5 50 Bill Burrell Linebacker Illinois no 5 54 George Phelps Back Cornell College (IA) no 6 61 Jacky Lee Quarterback Cincinnati no 7 74 Larry Wilson Safety Utah yes yes yes 8 85 Wayne Crow Running back California no 9 98 Dewitt Hoopes Tackle Northwestern no 10 109 Charley Johnson Quarterback New Mexico State yes yes 10 113 Paul Oglesby Tackle UCLA no 11 122 Bobby Towns Cornerback Georgia yes Roster 1960 St. Louis Cardinals 16 King Hill P 12 John Roach American football 44 John David Crow 31 Mal Hammack 36 Frank Mestnik y 49 Willie West y 35 Joe Childress 40 Bobby Joe Conrad K 88 Sonny Randle 86 Hugh McInnis y 85 Perry Richards 75 Ed Cook American football T 61 Tom Day American football y G 55 Charley Ellzey y C/OLB 50 Don Gillis American football C 64 Ken Gray American football G 68 Mike McGee American football y G 78 Dale Memmelaar T 74 Ken Panfil T 65 Mike Rabold G 73 Ed Culpepper DT 72 Frank Fuller American football DT 70 Don Owens American football DT 78 Luke Owens DE 79 Gerry Perry K/DE 65 Tom Redmond DT 84 Leo Sugar DE 51 Ted Bates American football MLB 34 Bill Koman OLB 80 John Tracey OLB 62 Dale Meinert MLB 45 Joe Driskill no CB 33 Fred Glick CB/S 41 Jimmy Hill American football CB 25 Jerry Norton SS/P 24 Billy Stacy CB  7 Bobby Towns y CB/S  8 Larry Wilson American football y FS  3 George Izo y QB IR -- Marion Rushing y LB Military Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 23, 1960 at Los Angeles Rams W 43–21 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 47,448 2 October 2 New York Giants L 14–35 1–1 Busch Stadium 26,089 3 October 9 at Philadelphia Eagles L 27–31 1–2 Franklin Field 33,701 4 October 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–27 1–3 Forbes Field 22,971 5 October 23 Dallas Cowboys W 12–10 2–3 Busch Stadium 23,128 6 October 30 at New York Giants W 20–13 3–3 Yankee Stadium 58,516 7 November 6 Washington Redskins W 44–7 4–3 Busch Stadium 22,458 8 November 13 at Cleveland Browns L 27–28 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 49,192 9 November 20 at Washington Redskins W 26–14 5–4 Griffith Stadium 23,848 10 November 27 Cleveland Browns T 17–17 5–4–1 Busch Stadium 26,146 11 December 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–20 5–5–1 Busch Stadium 21,358 12 Bye 13 December 18 Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–7 6–5–1 Busch Stadium 20,840 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league had an odd-number (13) of teams; one team was idle each week. The fourteenth team (Minnesota) joined the league in 1961 and the NFL initiated a 14-game regular season. Standings Personnel Staff / Coaches 1960 St. Louis Cardinals Principal Owner - Violet Bidwill Wolfner Managing Director - Walter Wolfner Head Coach – Pop Ivy Assistant Head Coach - Chuck Drulis Assistant Head Coach - Ray Prochaska Assistant Head Coach - Ray Willsey Offensive Line – Ray Prochaska Defensive Coordinator - Chuck Drulis Defensive Backfield Coach - Ray Willsey Source:1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1960nflstl.html 2026-09-01 www.profootballarchives.com Awards and records Led NFL, fewest rushing yards allowed, 1,212 yardsNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 458 Jerry Norton, NFL leader, puntingNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 456 Jerry Norton, tied NFL record, most interceptions in one game, 4NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 94 Milestones John David Crow, 200 yard rushing game, 203 yards, achieved on December 18NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438 References External links 1960 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com St. Louis Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons St Louis Card