The Chicago Cardinals formed in 1918, but have a lineage that traces back to 1898. After World War I ended in 1918, the team reformed and has been in existence ever since.
In 1920, the Cardinals were one of the original teams to join the American Professional Football Association, which would be re-named the National Football League two years later.
The Cardinals remained in Chicago until the conclusion of the 1959 season, when they moved to St. Louis.
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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.
The Chicago Cardinals moved to St. Louis in 1960, and then to Phoenix in 1988.
Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals.In 1920, the NFL's first season, the Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys and the Cardinals were known as the Chicago Cardinals.
Chicago Cardinals
Not in the NFL. The oldest team in the NFL is the Arizona Cardinals who began as an amateur team called the Morgan Athletic Club in Chicago in 1898. There are two teams from the first year of the NFL (1920) that still exist. The Chicago Bears began play in 1920 as the Decatur Staleys and the Arizona Cardinals began play in 1920 as the Chicago Cardinals. The Lions began play as the Portsmouth Spartans in 1929 and joined the NFL in 1930. The team was bought by a group from Detroit and moved there and renamed the team 'Lions' in 1934.
Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals. In 1920, the NFL's first season, the Bears were the Decatur Staleys and the Cardinals were the Chicago Cardinals.
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
Kyle Long plays for the Chicago Bears.
Joe Long plays for the Chicago Bears.
Keith McCants spent 6 seasons (1990-1995) in the NFL with the Buccaneers, Oilers, and Cardinals.
King Hill by the Chicago Cardinals