The team got the nickname Cardinals in the 1900 season. Prior to that, the Cardinals were known as the Perfectos and, before that, the Brown Stockings.
Presently the Cardinals play their home games in Tempe, AZ with their business offices in Phoenix. They began in Chicago before moving to St. Louis; they stayed in St. Louis until 1988, when they moved to Phoenix.
That was offensive lineman Ray Brown who played with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1986 and 1987. Those were his first two seasons in the NFL and the Cardinals last two in St. Louis. Brown went on to play with the Phoenix Cardinals in 1988, the Redskins 1989-1995, the 49ers 1996-2001, the Lions 2002-2003, and the Redskins again 2004-2005.
The Cardinals were founded in Chicago in 1898 and were a charter member of the NFL in 1920. They played there until 1959 and moved to St. Louis for the 1960 season.
They were known as the Phoenix Cardinals before they changed their name to the Arizona Cardinals before the 1994 season.Before that, they were the St. Louis Cardinals (1960-1986) and the Chicago Cardinals (1898-1959).
Chicago Bears (NFL) Chicago Bulls (NBA) esp. in the "Jordan Era" Chicago Cubs (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) Green Bay Packers (NFL) Indianapolis Colts (NFL) just to name a few
The Chicago Cardinals moved to St. Louis in 1960, and then to Phoenix in 1988.
In the Spring of 1988, the St. Louis Cardinals, moved to Arizona. The Cardinals are the longest standing NFL franchise. Ref: http://www.azcardinals.com/history/index.php
The NFL on NBC - 1965 Oakland Raiders vs- St- Louis Cardinals was released on: USA: 7 October 1973
The NFL on CBS - 1956 St. Louis Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks was released on: USA: 12 September 1976
NFL on FOX - 1994 St- Louis Rams vs- Arizona Cardinals was released on: USA: 6 November 2011
The Arizona cardinals!