1953 Chicago Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-10-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Stydahar (1-10-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1953 Chicago Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 1-10-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Stydahar (1-10-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1953 Chicago Cardinals Results
The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 1 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.
Chicago scored 190 points, while the defense conceded 337. Jim Root threw for 1,149 yards. Don Stonesifer paced the receiving corps, snagging 56 passes for 684 yards. Gern Nagler was targeted regularly, too.
Charlie Trippi carried the ball for a team-best 433 yards for the Cardinals, while Johnny Olszewski additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Ray Ramsey picked off 10 opponent throws.
Joe Stydahar coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Cliff Anderson | E | November 25, 1929 | 6'2" | 215 | Indiana | Cape May, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Roy Barni | DB | February 15, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 82 | Tom Bienemann | RDE | January 28, 1928 | 6'3" | 221 | Drake | Kenosha, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Al Campana | RS | February 25, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Youngstown St. | Hubbard, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | Willie Carter | HB-DB | February 23, 1931 | 5'11" | 198 | Tennessee St. | Louisville, KY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 68 | Nick Chickillo | MG | October 17, 1930 | 5'11" | 220 | Miami (FL) | Scranton, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Billy Cross | KR | May 3, 1929 | 5'6" | 151 | West Texas A&M | Fry, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 39 | Tony Curcillo | DB-HB | May 27, 1931 | 6'1" | 200 | Ohio St. | Long Branch, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | Bob Dove | DE-E | February 21, 1921 | 6'2" | 222 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Bill Fischer | T-G-DT | March 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 248 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 78 | George Gilchrist | DT | January 19, 1928 | 6'0" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 57 | Jerry Groom | MG-DT-C-LB | August 15, 1929 | 6'3" | 236 | Notre Dame | Des Moines, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Tom Higgins | LT | February 26, 1930 | 6'2" | 230 | North Carolina | Newark, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Ed Husmann | DT-G-DE-LB | August 6, 1931 | 6'2" | 245 | Nebraska | Schuyler, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Keever Jankovich | LB-DE | January 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 215 | Utah | Wilmington, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Jack Jennings | RT | February 23, 1926 | 6'4" | 245 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Don Joyce | RDT | October 8, 1929 | 6'3" | 253 | Tulane | Steubenville, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Ray Nagel | QB | May 18, 1927 | 5'11" | 177 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 2 |
| 84 | Gern Nagler | LE | February 23, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | Santa Clara | Yuba City, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | Johnny Olszewski | FB | December 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 200 | California | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | John Panelli | LLB | May 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 200 | Notre Dame | Morristown, NJ USA | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Don Paul | RH | July 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 187 | Washington St. | Tacoma, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Volney Peters | LDT | January 1, 1928 | 6'4" | 237 | USC | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Gordon Polofsky | LB-G | January 10, 1931 | 6'1" | 219 | Tennessee | Providence, RI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Jim Psaltis | RDH | December 14, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | San Jose St. | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Ray Ramsey | LDH | July 18, 1921 | 6'2" | 166 | Bradley | Springfield, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Romanik | QB | May 27, 1924 | 6'1" | 190 | Villanova | Millville, NJ USA | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Jim Root | QB | August 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Miami (OH) | Toledo, OH USA | 11 | 6 |
| 21 | Dan Sandifer | DB-HB | March 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Leo Sanford | RLB | October 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 224 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 81 | George Schmidt | LDE | October 28, 1927 | 6'2" | 230 | Illinois Tech | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Jack Simmons | C | October 8, 1924 | 6'4" | 236 | Maryland | Grosse Pointe, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 37 | Jack Spinks | T-G-FB-DT | August 15, 1930 | 6'0" | 236 | Alcorn St. | Tooomsuba, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Don Stonesifer | RE | January 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 61 | Dave Suminski | LG | June 18, 1931 | 5'11" | 230 | Wisconsin | Ashland, WI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Pat Summerall | K | May 10, 1930 | 6'4" | 228 | Arkansas | Lake City, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | Bill Svoboda | LS | July 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 210 | Tulane | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Wally Triplett | HB-DB | April 18, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Penn St. | La Mott, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Charlie Trippi | LH | December 14, 1922 | 6'0" | 186 | Georgia | Pittston, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Jerry Watford | RG | December 19, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Alabama | Gadsden, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | S.J. Whitman | DB | August 17, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | Tulsa | Hollis, OK USA | 3 | 0 |
