Roger Wehrli

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Roger Wehrli
Date of birth	October 26, 1947 (age 59)
Place of birth	New Point, Missouri
Position(s)	Cornerback
College	Missouri
NFL Draft	1969 / Round 1/ Pick 19
Pro Bowls	1979, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1971, 1970
Honors	NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1969-1982	St. Louis Cardinals
College Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2007

Roger Wehrli (born November 26, 1947) is a Hall of Fame National Football League cornerback who played his entire 14-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1969 until 1982. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler after playing college football at the University of Missouri, where he was a consensus All-American and a first-round draft choice by the Cardinals in 1969. In his career, Wehrli had 40 career interceptions for 309 yards and recovered 19 fumbles. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He was also elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007. Dan Devine recruited Wehrli to Mizzou from King City, MO, where he played high-school football for the Wildkats.

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. [1]