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The Arizona Cardinals football franchise is the oldest surviving team in the National Football League, having been organized as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898. The team joined the NFL in 1920 (it was renamed the Chicago Cardinals two years later) and won two league titles, its last in 1947. A move to St. Louis in 1960 did little to improve the team's success on the field, nor did its relocation to Phoenix in 1988. (The franchise became the Arizona Cardinals in 1994.)
AnswerYes. The Chicago Cardinals began as the Morgan Athelic Club in 1898, then became the Racine Cardinals in 1920 before officially becoming the Chicago Cardinals from 1922 to 1959. After a 2-10 season in 1959 owner Violet Bidwell relocated to St. Louis. and then the St. Louis Cardinals became the Arizona cardinals.
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Where did the Chicago football Cardinals play?
solider's field
What is the longest running franchise in the NFL?
Incorrect. 1899 Chris O'Brien formed a neighborhood team, which played under the name the Morgan Athletic Club, on the south side of Chicago. The team later became known as the Normals, then the Racine (for a street in Chicago) Cardinals, the Chicago Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phoenix Cardinals, and, in 1994, the Arizona Cardinals. The team remains the oldest continuing operation in pro football. They changed their name several times but the Cardinals are the oldest, followed by the Bears (1919) and Packers (1921). The Cardinals and Bears both originated in the Midwest and are charter members of the league.
What baseball teams and football team has the same name?
cardinals, giants
When did Arizona get a pro football team?
Arizona acquired a football team when St. Louis Cardinals' owner Bill Bidwell moved his franchise from Missouri to Phoenix after the 1987 season. The team was named the Phoenix Cardinals from 1988-1993. From 1994 onward, they have been known as the Arizona Cardinals
What was the first Chicago football team?
Bears ANSWER: The Arizona Cardinals began playing in Chicago in 1898 as an amateur athletic club. They played in the inaugural NFL season in 1920, along with the Bears, who just that year moved to Chicago from Decatur, Illinois. That only covers NFL teams, though, and we know that there were other college and amateur teams around the Chicago area at the time. Northwestern University, for example, has records of a football team as far back as 1876.
