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Arizona Cardinals
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Arizona cardinals are the oldest
existing football club in the United
States. It was founded in 1898 and has
formally been based in
Chicago,1920-1959; Illinois, and St.
Louis, 1960-1987 Missouri, the Cardinals
now play at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe,
Arizona. In 1901, team owner Chris
O'Brien being a painting and decorating
contractor, bought used maroon uniforms
from the University of Chicago that had
faded to the color of cardinal red.
Hence the club adopted the name
Cardinals. During the decades of 1920s,
1940s and the 1970s the Arizona
cardinals built mighty teams that went
on to bag a total of two National
Football League titles and four Division
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The Arizona Cardinals Uniform colors are
cardinal red and white. The Cardinals
helmet Design is White with the
silhouette of a cardinal's head. The
league’s realignment plan, which took
effect in 2002, the Cardinals moved into
the West Division of the National
Football Championships. The Arizona
Cardinals have got three players who
were inducted into the Hall of Fame,
they are Dan Dierdorf who was a pro
Tackle. During their stellor thirteen
year career with the Saint Louis
Cardinals( 1971-1983), Dierdoff was
named all-pro six times, was selected as
the National Football leagues top
Offensive Linesman three times and was
voted to the NFL team of the decade in
the 70s.Charlie Trippi was a halfback,
1947-1955 and went to the university of
Georgia. Chicago Cardinals owner Charles
W. Bidwill, Sr. announced that he had
outbid the New York Yankees of the
All-America Football Conference and
signed Trippi to a four-year contract
worth a reported $100,000 early in 1947,
it stunned the sports world. Trippi
could do anything on a football field. |
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He played as the Cardinals’ left
halfback for four years, switched to
quarterback for two years, and went back
to halfback for one season before
changing almost exclusively to the
defensive unit in 1954 and 1955. Larry
Wilson another of the hall of fame
Inductees was a safety, 1960-1972. He
went to the University of Utah.
Considered one of the greatest defensive
backs in NFL history, Larry Wilson’s
career with the Cardinals stretched from
his 1960 rookie season through his
retirement as a team vice president in
2003. |
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The
Arizona Cardinals have won the National
football League Championships Twice, in 1925
under head coach Norman Barry and 1947 under
head coach Jimmy Conzelman who inspired the
Arizona Cardinals to three consecutive
winning seasons. The Cardinals have never
made an appearance at the Super Bowl despite
their Longevity and obvious experience. The
Arizona Cardinals are the oldest
continuously run Football team in the United
States. For more information go to (www.azcardinals.com) |
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Google NFL Arizona Cardinals History News |
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Camp Countdown '08: Arizona CardinalsSportingNews.com - Jul 1, 2008Today's team is the Cardinals: For most NFL teams, an 8-8 record produces frustration, not celebration. But in Arizona, where the franchise has produced ... |
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