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Line 1: {{Short description\|American football player (born 1947)}} ~~{{Infobox NFL player~~ {{for\|the Swiss footballer and manager\|Roger Wehrli (footballer)}} ~~\|image=Roger Wehrli.jpg~~ {{Use mdy dates\|date=June 2024}} ~~\|\|caption=~~ {{Infobox NFL biography ~~\|position=[[Cornerback]]~~ \| name = Roger Wehrli ~~\|number=22~~ \| image = Roger Wehrli.jpg ~~\|birth_date={{birth date and age\|1947\|11\|26}}~~ \| image_size = 200px ~~\|birth_place=[[New Point, Missouri]]~~ \| alt = ~~\|death_date=~~ \| caption = Wehrli with the Missouri Tigers ~~\|height_ft=6~~ \| number = 22 ~~\|height_in=0~~ \| position = [[Cornerback]] ~~\|weight_lbs=190~~ \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1947\|11\|26}} ~~\|draftyear=1969~~ \| birth_place = [[New Point, Missouri]], U.S. ~~\|draftround=1~~ \| death_date = ~~\|draftpick=19~~ \| death_place = ~~\|college=[[University of Missouri\|Missouri]]~~ \| height_ft = 6 ~~\|teams=~~ \| height_in = 0 * [[St. Louis Cardinals (football)\|St. Louis Cardinals]] ([[1969 NFL season\|1969]]–[[1982 NFL season\|1982]]) \| weight_lb = 190 ~~\|highlights=~~ \| high_school = King City <br> ([[King City, Missouri]]) * 7× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1971 Pro Bowl\|1970]], [[1972 Pro Bowl\|1971]], [[1975 Pro Bowl\|1974]]–[[1978 Pro Bowl\|1977]], [[1980 Pro Bowl\|1979]]) \| college = [[Missouri Tigers football\|Missouri]] (1966–1968) \| draftyear = 1969 \| draftround = 1 \| draftpick = 19 \| pastteams = * [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)\|St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year\|1969\|1982}}) \| highlights = * 5× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1970 All-Pro Team\|1970]], [[1974 All-Pro Team\|1974]]–[[1977 All-Pro Team\|1977]]) * Second-team All-Pro ([[1971 All-Pro Team\|1971]]) * 7× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1971 Pro Bowl\|1970]], [[1972 Pro Bowl\|1971]], [[1975 Pro Bowl\|1974]]–[[1978 Pro Bowl\|1977]], [[1980 Pro Bowl\|1979]]) * 7× All-NFC selection (1970, 1971, 1974–1977, 1979) * [[Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor]] * [[NFL 1970s All-Decade Team]] * [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football\|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1968 College Football All-America Team\|1968]]) ~~\|statlabel1=[[Interception]]s~~ * 2× First-team All-[[Big Eight Conference\|Big Eight]] ([[1967 All-Big Eight Conference football team\|1967]], [[1968 All-Big Eight Conference football team\|1968]]) ~~\|statvalue1=40~~ * [[Missouri Tigers football#Retired numbers\|Missouri Tigers No. 23]] retired ~~\|statlabel2=[[Interception\|INT]] yards~~ \| statlabel1 = [[Interception]]s ~~\|statvalue2=898~~ \| statvalue1 = 40 ~~\|statlabel3=[[Touchdowns]]~~ \| statlabel2 = Interception yards ~~\|statvalue3=9~~ \| statvalue2 = 309 ~~\|nfl=WEH553722~~ \| statlabel3 = [[Fumble]] recoveries ~~\|HOF=250~~ \| statvalue3 = 22 ~~\|CollegeHOF=90052~~ \| statlabel4 = [[Quarterback sack\|Sacks]] \| statvalue4 = 1 \| statlabel5 = Defensive [[touchdown]]s \| statvalue5 = 2 \| pfr = W/WehrRo00 \| HOF = roger-wehrli \| CollegeHOF = 2131 }} '''Roger Wehrli''' (born November 26, 1947) is a former [[National Football League]] [[cornerback]] who played his entire 14-year career with the [[Arizona Cardinals\|St. Louis Cardinals]] from [[1969 in sports\|1969]] until [[1982 in sports\|1982]]. He was a seven-time [[Pro Bowl]]er after playing college football at the [[University of Missouri]], where he was a consensus [[1968 College Football All-America Team\|All-American]] and a first-round draft choice by the Cardinals in 1969. He was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2007. '''Roger Russell Wehrli''' ({{respell\|WUR\|lee}}; born November 26, 1947) is an American former professional [[American football\|football]] [[cornerback]] who played for his entire 14-year career with the [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)\|St. Louis Cardinals]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1969 until 1982. He was a seven-time [[Pro Bowl]]er after playing college football for the [[Missouri Tigers football\|Missouri Tigers]], where he was a consensus [[College Football All-America Team\|All-American]] and a first-round draft choice by the Cardinals in 1969. He was inducted to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2003 and the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2007. ~~== High school ==~~ Wehrli was born in [[New Point, Missouri]]. His parents were teachers and his father was a school district superintendent. They enrolled Roger in school at the age of 5. As a result, he started his freshman year of high school at the age of 13. Missouri Hall Of Fame Coach Richard Flanagan's (HS Coach @ KC) said of that Wehrli was the best player he ever coached—that when he got the ball he could move like no other and could anticipate the other players move before he did. In 1965, Dan Devine recruited Wehrli from [[King City, Missouri]], where he lettered in football, basketball, and track for the Wildkats, as well as help the school win the state title in track in 1965. == Early life == Wehrli was born in [[New Point, Missouri]]. His parents were teachers and his father was a school district superintendent. They enrolled Roger in school at the age of 5. As a result, he started his freshman year of high school at the age of 13. In 1965, Dan Devine recruited Wehrli from [[King City, Missouri]], where he lettered in football, basketball, and track for the Wildkats, as well as help the school win the state title in track in 1965. == College career == Wehrli was assigned to defense by [[University of Missouri]] coach [[Dan Devine]]. Despite playing on defense, Wehrli was able to get his hands on the ball often enough to be an offensive threat. Wehrli was a two-time All-[[Big Eight Conference\|Big 8]] player and was the Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. That same year, he was a unanimous All-America selection. Roger had ten career interceptions, with seven coming in his senior season, also returning kickoffs and punts. In 1968, his 40 punt returns and 12-yard return average led the nation. To finish off an ~~8-3~~8–3 season, Wehrli had a decisive interception to help lead the Missouri to a ~~35-10~~35–10 victory over the [[University of Alabama]] in the [[Gator Bowl]]. At the time of his College Hall of Fame induction he held school records for career punt returns, punt return yards in a game, season, and career. He played in the [[Senior Bowl]] and was named to the 50-year Anniversary All-Senior Bowl team. Line 48 ⟶ 64: He was elected to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2003. Wehrli is the 13th person with ties to the University of Missouri to be inducted into the College Hall of Fame. In 1990, Wehrli was voted a charter member of the [[University of Missouri]] Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. == ~~NFL~~Professional career == {\| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#b0c4de; width:20em;" cellspacing="5" \| style="text-align: left;" \|"The term ‘Shutdown Corner’ originated with Roger Wehrli. There ~~wasn’t~~wasn't a better cornerback I played against. He was a great, great defensive back. You had to be aware of him all the time.” \|- \| style="text-align: right;" \| [[Roger Staubach]] \|} Wehrli's outstanding attribute was his speed. Originally expected to be taken in the third round, he ran a 4.5 [[40 -yard dash]] and vaulted into the first round.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2009/8/1/768956/cardinals-all-time-team-cornerbacks\|title=Cardinals All-Time Team: Cornerbacks – Roger Wehrli - '69-'82\|date=August 1, 2009\|website=Revenge of the Birds blog\|publisher=SBNation\|access-date=2016-06-17}}</ref> Hall of Fame [[quarterback]] [[Roger Staubach]] has called Wehrli the best cornerback he played against, and claims that the term "shutdown corner" originated as a description of Wehrli.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/rams/story/B97844A6C3F8B839862572780016DB25?OpenDocument\|title=Hall of Fame for Wehrli? Roger that\|last=Miklasz\|first=Bernie\|date=2007-02-04\|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch\|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207050449/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/rams/story/B97844A6C3F8B839862572780016DB25?OpenDocument\|~~archivedate~~archive-date=2007-02-07\|~~accessdate~~access-date=2013-12-01}}</ref> Although he only played on five winning teams and only went to the playoffs in non-strike years twice, he is considered one of the best cornerbacks in the history of the game. In his career, Wehrli had 40 career interceptions for 309 yards and recovered 19 fumbles. He was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2007. When inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], he became the second Missouri player to be elected, joining former tight end [[Kellen Winslow]], who was enshrined in 1995. Wehrli was inducted into the Cardinals Ring of Honor on October 14, 2007. Line 65 ⟶ 81: In his 14 seasons, Wehrli played in 193 games. In addition to his starting defensive back duties, he was the holder on the place-kicks. In that role he scored a touchdown in 1982 on a fake field goal. ==~~See also~~=Statistics=== {\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! colspan="2"\|Legend \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\| \| Led the league \|- \| style="background:#E0CEF2;"\| \| NFL record \|- \| '''Bold''' \| Career high \|} {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|- ! colspan=3\|General ! colspan=4\|Interceptions \|- ! Year ! Team ! GP ! Int ! Yds ! TD ! Lng \|- ! {{NFL year\|1969}} ! [[1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 13 \| 3 \| 44 \| 0 \| 44 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1970}} ! [[1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 14 \| '''6''' \| 50 \| 0 \| 41 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1971}} ! [[1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 13 \| 2 \| 11 \| 0 \| 6 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1972}} ! [[1972 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 14 \| — \| — \| — \| — \|- ! {{NFL year\|1973}} ! [[1973 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 11 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1974}} ! [[1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 14 \| 2 \| 54 \| '''1''' \| '''53''' \|- ! {{NFL year\|1975}} ! [[1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 14 \| '''6''' \| 31 \| 0 \| 31 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1976}} ! [[1976 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 14 \| 4 \| 31 \| 0 \| 26 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1977}} ! [[1977 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 14 \| 5 \| 44 \| 0 \| 41 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1978}} ! [[1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| '''16''' \| 4 \| 3 \| 0 \| 3 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1979}} ! [[1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| '''16''' \| 2 \| 8 \| '''1''' \| 9 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1980}} ! [[1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| '''16''' \| 1 \| 25 \| 0 \| 25 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1981}} ! [[1981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| '''16''' \| 4 \| 8 \| 0 \| 6 \|- ! {{NFL year\|1982}} ! [[1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season\|STL]] \| 8 \| — \| — \| — \| — \|- ! colspan=2\|Career ! 193 ! 40 ! 309 ! 2 ! 53 \|} ==See also== * [[List of NCAA major college yearly punt and kickoff return leaders]] Line 74 ⟶ 237: *''Pro Football Hall of Fame:'' [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=250 Member profile] {{1968 College Football Consensus All-Americans}} {{1969 NFL Draft}} {{CardinalsFirstPick}} {{St. Louis Cardinals 1969 draft navbox}} ~~{{1968 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}~~ {{NFL1970s}} ~~{{1975 All-Pro Team}}~~ ~~{{NFL1970s}}{{St. Louis Football Ring Of Fame}}~~{{Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor~~}}{{Arizona Cardinals Retired Numbers~~}} {{2007 Football HOF}} {{Pro Football Hall of Fame members}} Line 93 ⟶ 257: [[Category:National Conference Pro Bowl players]] [[Category:Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees]] [[Category:People from ~~Gentry~~Holt County, Missouri]] [[Category:~~Mystical~~People ~~Seven~~from King City, (Missouri)]] [[Category:Players of American football from Missouri]]

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