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The team was established in Chicago in 1898 as an amateur football team and joined the NFL as a charter member on September 17, 1920. Along with the Chicago Bears, the club is one of two NFL charter member franchises still in operation since the league's founding (the Green Bay Packers were an independent team until they joined the NFL a year after its creation in 1921). The club then moved to St. Louis in 1960 and played in that city through 1987 (sometimes referred to locally in St. Louis as the "Footb
The team was established in Chicago in 1898 as an amateur football team and joined the NFL as a charter member on September 17, 1920. Along with the Chicago Bears, the club is one of two NFL charter member franchises still in operation since the league's founding (the Green Bay Packers were an independent team until they joined the NFL a year after its creation in 1921). The club then moved to St. Louis in 1960 and played in that city through 1987 (sometimes referred to locally in St. Louis as the "Footb

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The team was established in Chicago in 1898 as an amateur football team and joined the NFL as a charter member on September 17, 1920. Along with the Chicago Bears, the club is one of two NFL charter member franchises still in operation since the league's founding (the Green Bay Packers were an independent team until they joined the NFL a year after its creation in 1921). The club then moved to St. Louis in 1960 and played in that city through 1987 (sometimes referred to locally in St. Louis as the "Footb

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1920-2021 (102 seasons)

Arizona Cardinals Team History

All-time franchise record
577-777 (.426)
2 championships in 4 appearances

Franchise History

1994-2021
Arizona Cardinals (NFL)
1988-1993
Phoenix Cardinals (NFL)
1960-1987
St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
1944
Card-Pitt Carpets (NFL)
1922-1959
Chicago Cardinals (NFL)
1920-1921
Racine Cardinals (NFL)

Top Seasons

Year Record Result
2015 13-3 Lost AFC/NFC Championship
2008 9-7 Lost Super Bowl
1948 11-1 Lost NFL Championship
1947 9-3 Won NFL Championship
1925 11-2 NFL Champions
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Last 5 Seasons

Year Record Result
2021 11-6 Lost Wild Card Game
2020 8-8 Missed Playoffs
2019 5-10 Missed Playoffs
2018 3-13 Missed Playoffs
2017 8-8 Missed Playoffs
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1st Round Draft Picks

Year Rd/Pick Player
2021 1 / 16 Zaven Collins LB
2020 1 / 8 Isaiah Simmons LB
2019 1 / 1 Kyler Murray QB
2018 1 / 10 Josh Rosen QB
2017 1 / 13 Haason Reddick LB
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Longest Serving GM's

Tenure Years General Manager
1952-72 21 Bill Bidwill
1980-93 14 Larry Wilson
2002-12 11 Rod Graves
1936-46 11 Arch Wolfe
2013-21 9 Steve Keim
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Team Owners

Tenure Years Owner
2019-21 3 Michael Bidwill
1962-19 58 Bill Bidwill
1962-71 10 Charles Bidwill Jr.
1947-61 15 Violet Bidwill Wolfner
1933-46 14 Charles Bidwill
1929-32 4 Dr. David Jones
1920-28 9 Chris O'Brien
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Arizona Cardinals Media Guidepublication
Arizona Cardinals Media Guide
106 issues 1920-2025
This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history,...
/ This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history, and season schedule. Released annually, it serves journalists, broadcasters, and fans by offering accurate profiles, statistics, and historical records. The guide enhances media coverage, fan engagement, and promotional efforts.
1948 Chicago Cardinals Celebrate NFL Championship Victory in Dressing Roompublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals Celebrate NFL Championship Victory in Dressing Room
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals Coaches: Jim Conzelman, Ray Parker, Phil Handlerpublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals Coaches: Jim Conzelman, Ray Parker, Phil Handler
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals Dream Backfield Featuring Angsman and Trippipublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals Dream Backfield Featuring Angsman and Trippi
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals Halfbacks: DeCorrevont and Dimancheff Featuredpublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals Halfbacks: DeCorrevont and Dimancheff Featured
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals Leadership: Bidwill, Benningsen, and Conzelmanpublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals Leadership: Bidwill, Benningsen, and Conzelman
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals Managers Arch Wolfe and Eddie McGuire Photopublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals Managers Arch Wolfe and Eddie McGuire Photo
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals Roster Highlights: Key Newcomers for NFL Seasonpublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals Roster Highlights: Key Newcomers for NFL Season
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals Star Charley Trippi in Action Against All-Starspublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals Star Charley Trippi in Action Against All-Stars
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals Training Camp at Carroll College, Waukesha, Wis.publication
1948 Chicago Cardinals Training Camp at Carroll College, Waukesha, Wis.
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals' Mal Kutner Catches Pass in Vintage NFL Actionpublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals' Mal Kutner Catches Pass in Vintage NFL Action
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Chicago Cardinals: Marshall Goldberg and Pat Harder in Actionpublication
1948 Chicago Cardinals: Marshall Goldberg and Pat Harder in Action
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 NFL Action: Chicago Cardinals Defense vs. Redskins Highlightspublication
1948 NFL Action: Chicago Cardinals Defense vs. Redskins Highlights
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 NFL Highlights: Elmer Angsman and Ray Mallouf's Notable Statspublication
1948 NFL Highlights: Elmer Angsman and Ray Mallouf's Notable Stats
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 NFL Playoff Highlights: Charley Trippi's Record-Setting Performancepublication
1948 NFL Playoff Highlights: Charley Trippi's Record-Setting Performance
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 NFL Playoff: Chicago Cardinals Defense Dominates Philadelphia Eaglespublication
1948 NFL Playoff: Chicago Cardinals Defense Dominates Philadelphia Eagles
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1948 Press Box Coverage by Sportswriters for Chicago Cardinals Footballpublication
1948 Press Box Coverage by Sportswriters for Chicago Cardinals Football
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Bill Dewell: Veteran Chicago Cardinals Flanker Shines in 1940s NFLpublication
Bill Dewell: Veteran Chicago Cardinals Flanker Shines in 1940s NFL
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Celebrating the Chicago Cardinals' 1948 Playoff Triumph and Team Spiritpublication
Celebrating the Chicago Cardinals' 1948 Playoff Triumph and Team Spirit
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Charley Trippi: The Golden Boy of the 1948 Chicago Cardinals Football Teampublication
Charley Trippi: The Golden Boy of the 1948 Chicago Cardinals Football Team
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Dick Plasman with 1948 Chicago Cardinals Players Frank Liebel and Bob Ravensbergpublication
Dick Plasman with 1948 Chicago Cardinals Players Frank Liebel and Bob Ravensberg
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Jack Brickhouse and Dr. Frank Glassman: Chicago Cardinals 1948 Highlightspublication
Jack Brickhouse and Dr. Frank Glassman: Chicago Cardinals 1948 Highlights
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Jack Christman in Action: 1948 Chicago Cardinals NFL Game Highlightpublication
Jack Christman in Action: 1948 Chicago Cardinals NFL Game Highlight
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Jimmy Conzelman and Frank Leahy: Coaching Rivals in All-Star Football Classicpublication
Jimmy Conzelman and Frank Leahy: Coaching Rivals in All-Star Football Classic
Page from publication Sep 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Mel Kutner's Acrobatic Catch vs. Bob Forte in Vintage NFL Showdownpublication
Mel Kutner's Acrobatic Catch vs. Bob Forte in Vintage NFL Showdown
Page from publication Sep 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Pat Harder: 1948 Chicago Cardinals Star Fullback in Actionpublication
Pat Harder: 1948 Chicago Cardinals Star Fullback in Action
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Vic Schwall dresses the Cardinals' mascot, Stumpy, in a sweater.publication
Vic Schwall dresses the Cardinals' mascot, Stumpy, in a sweater.
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Worried Coach Jimmy Conzelman in 1948 Chicago Cardinals Game Strategypublication
Worried Coach Jimmy Conzelman in 1948 Chicago Cardinals Game Strategy
Page from publication Nov 1, 1948
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
Frank Tripucka: Notable Quarterback for Notre Dame, 1949 Photopublication
Frank Tripucka: Notable Quarterback for Notre Dame, 1949 Photo
Page from publication 1949
Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports...
/ Billed as "The illustrated digest of all sports". Monthly digest magazine that competed with Sports Digest in covering stories in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, swimming, horse racing, boxing, tennis, and golf.
1967 St. Louis Cardinals Football Highlights: Defensive Plays and Offensepublication
1967 St. Louis Cardinals Football Highlights: Defensive Plays and Offense
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1967 St. Louis Cardinals Key Players Featured in NFL Magazine Articlepublication
1967 St. Louis Cardinals Key Players Featured in NFL Magazine Article
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1967 St. Louis Cardinals NFL Depth Chart Overview and Lineup Detailspublication
1967 St. Louis Cardinals NFL Depth Chart Overview and Lineup Details
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1967 St. Louis Cardinals NFL Key Player Profiles and Highlightspublication
1967 St. Louis Cardinals NFL Key Player Profiles and Highlights
Page from publication 1967
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1967 St. Louis Cardinals Play Chart: Offensive Strategies in Footballpublication
1967 St. Louis Cardinals Play Chart: Offensive Strategies in Football
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Joe Robb Tackles Quarterback in 1967 St. Louis Cardinals Highlightpublication
Joe Robb Tackles Quarterback in 1967 St. Louis Cardinals Highlight
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1970 NFL: Larry Wilson's Interception Record with Cardinalspublication
1970 NFL: Larry Wilson's Interception Record with Cardinals
Page from publication 1970
The official NFL guide, published under several different titles over the years....
/ The official NFL guide, published under several different titles over the years.
Coach Lambeau hired by Chicago Cardinals
Coach Lambeau hired by Chicago Cardinals
1950 · Coaches
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