National Football League (NFL) - Arizona Cardinals

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Arizona Cardinals Franchise Information

Franchise Granted: 1920
First Season: 1920
1920-1943 Chicago Cardinals
1944 - A squad of Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals
1945-1959 Chicago Cardinals
1960-1987 St. Louis Cardinals
1988-1993 Phoenix Cardinals
1994 - present Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals originally played in Chicago as a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APPA). The team moved to St. Louis in 1960 and then to Phoenix in 1988. Contrary to popular logic, the team was not named after the beautiful bird but instead because the team played in used maroon jerseys the original team (in pre-NFL years) had purchased from the University of Chicago. When an observer scoffed that the jerseys were “faded red,” team owner Chris O’Brien countered that they weren’t “faded red,” they were “cardinal red.”

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Arizona Cardinals - Stadium

University of Phoenix Stadium
One Cardinals Drive
Glendale, AZ 85305
Phone (480) 505-0533
Surface: Grass
Football Capacity: 63,000 to 73,000

Previous Stadiums

Normal Field 1920-1921, 1926-28 (7,500)
Comiskey Park 1922-1925 (28,000)
Comiskey Park 1929-1959 (52,000)
Busch Stadium 1960-65 (34,000)
Busch Memorial Stadium 1966-87 (54,392)
Sun Devil Stadium 1988-2005 (73,273)
University of Phoenix Stadium 2006-Pres

Sun Devil Stadium
Fifth Street
Tempe, Ariz. 85287
Capacity:73,273
Surface:Natural Grass
Tenants:Arizona Cardials & Arizona State Sun Devils

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Arizona Cardinals Quick Facts

League Championships

1925, 1947

Conference Championships

None

Division Championships

1947 (NFL West)
1948 (NFL West
1974 (NFC East)
1975 (NFC East)

Years in Playoffs

1947
1948
1974
1975
1982
1998

Retired Numbers

# 8 Larry Wilson
# 77 Stan Mauldin
#88 J. V. Cain
#99 Marshall Goldberg

Hall of Fame Members

Charles Bidwill 1932-47
Jimmy Conzelman 1940-42, 1946-48
Dan Dierdorf 1971-83
Paddy Driscoll (1920-25
Dick "Night Train" Lane (1954-59
Ollie Matson 1952, 1954-58
Ernie Nevers 1929-31
Jackie Smith 1963-77
Charley Trippi 1947-55
Larry Wilson 1960-72

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