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  Arizona Cardinals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cardinals are the oldest existing football club in the United States, beginning as an amateur athletic club team in Chicago named the Morgan Athletic Club, which was founded by Chicago painter/builder Chris O'Brien in 1898.
Cardinal receiver Mel Gray was shoved out of the end zone on an apparent game-winning touchdown route in what appeared to all observers to be obvious interference, but a penalty was not called.
However, the distinction was short lived as the Cardinals fell to the high-powered Minnesota Vikings who possessed a 15-1 record as well as the highest scoring offense in NFL history, the Vikings 41-21 in Minnesota.
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 Official Site of the Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals return to Chicago this week, the city where the franchise began play in 1898 The Chicago Cardinals became a charter member of the NFL in 1920 and played there until relocating to St. Louis in 1960.
Chicago linebacker Leon Joe was with the Cardinals during part of the 2004 season.
Chicago linebacker Jamar Williams attended Arizona State University from 2002-2005 and was the recipient of the Pat Tillman Valor Award named in honor of the former Cardinals safety who was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 while serving in the Army Rangers.
www.azcardinals.com /news/detail.php?PRKey=1101   (964 words)

  
 Official Site of the Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals, founded in 1898 and a charter member of the National Football League, hold the distinction of being the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the nation.
The Racine Cardinals, their popularity growing in the Chicago area, eventually became one of 11 charter members of the American Professional Football League, forerunner of the NFL, in 1920 for the $100 franchise fee.
Chicago started quickly in 1947 by winning its first three outings, a run that included a 31–7 trouncing of their hated crosstown rivals, the Chicago Bears.
www.azcardinals.com /history/index.php   (2478 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - MLB Baseball - Recap: St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 2 - Saturday May 12, 2001 12:54 AM
J.D. Drew and Craig Paquette each homered and drove in two runs and Fernando Vina also had two RBI as the Cardinals matched a season high with their fifth straight win and are four games over.500 for the first time this season (19-15).
Chicago starter Jason Bere (3-2) was tagged for five runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings as the first-place Cubs suffered their third loss in four games.
Chicago cut the lead to 3-2 in the third inning as Damon Buford led off the inning with his third homer.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/nl/recaps/2001/05/11/cardinals_cubs   (567 words)

  
 Chicago Cardinals (1920-1959)
The Cardinals were not much better in Bidwell's 2nd year as the Cardinals began to take on a reputation of being the league's doormat after completing a 1-9-1 season.
On October 14th the Cardinals stun the Bears with a 16-7 win at Wrigley Field the win was the first victory by the Cardinals in nearly 3 years, in which the Cardinals as either themselves or combined with the Pittsburgh Steelers lost a NFL record 29 games.
With the glory days a distant memory the Cardinals were in the midst of their 4th consecutive losing season, which threatened to be the franchise 3rd winless season if they did not win their final game of the season against the Bears at Wrigley Field.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nfl/azchi/cardschi.html   (2941 words)

  
 Chicago 101
But in 1987, as the state and the city fought for control of the paperwork on the project, the team started glancing seductively at the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, which was building its Suncoast Dome and needed a reason to fill it.
The Chicago Tribune wrote that putting a parking lot on the site of the old Chicago Stadium ensured "a future of oil leaks where legends once cavorted." The same is true of the old Comiskey.
Chicago Sting defeat the San Diego Sockers to advance to the finals of of the North American Soccer League.
chicago.freeservers.com /index/comiskey/comiskey.html   (2626 words)

  
 Chicago Cardinals - Hall of Fame
The Arizona Cardinals owe their success and longevity to such a man. He was Charles Bidwill, Sr., who owned the team for 14 seasons from 1933 until 1946, when the franchise was located in Chicago.
The Chicago Cardinals, a charter member of the National Football League, were challenged in the Windy City by another league team, the Tigers.
When Ollie Matson first signed to play with the Chicago Cardinals in 1952, he was hailed as the fleet-footed ball carrier that would hopefully lead the Cardinals out of pro football's basement.
www.freewebs.com /chicagocardinals/HoF.htm   (2088 words)

  
 KCCI.com - MLB - Chicago Cubs - Cardinals, Cubs Continue Set At Wrigley
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to continue their dominance over the NL Central when they battle the Chicago Cubs in the second installment of a four-game set at Wrigley Field.
The Cardinals are an impressive 45-21 against their counterparts in the NL Central.
The Cardinals' win in the opener of the four-game series at Wrigley Field was their sixth in eight games and allowed them to secure the division title for a fourth time in six seasons.
www.kcci.com /mlb002/4982370/detail.html   (719 words)

  
 NBC10.com - MLB - Ramirez's Grand Slam Leads Chicago Past Cardinals
Chicago starter Glendon Rusch (2-5) got the win, allowing three runs on four hits, striking out five and walking two, in five innings.
After the Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the third on David Eckstein's base hit that plated Aaron Miles, the Cubs exploded in the fourth to take the lead for good.
Chicago, though, increased the lead to five runs in the seventh when relief pitcher Roberto Novoa hit a ground-rule double that plated Jones.
www.nbc10.com /mlb/9317092/detail.html   (487 words)

  
 St. Louis Cardinals News
CHICAGO -- It's somewhat fitting that with the Cardinals and Cubs both dealing with more injuries than they would like, Wednesday's game between the two old rivals would be defined by a matchup between an ailing Edgar Renteria and a less-than-sharp Mark Prior.
The Cardinals ace was roughed up a bit, permitting four runs on eight hits and walking four.
Chicago closed within 6-4 in the bottom of the fifth, but got no closer.
stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/stl/news/stl_gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20040609&content_id=766371&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp   (776 words)

  
 Chicago Cubs vs Cardinals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Cardinals first year as a franchise was in 1882, and have won 9 World Series titles during that time span.
Both the Cubs and the Cardinals have had their share of legendary announcers in the booth: Harry Caray for the Cubs, and Jack Buck for the Cardinals.
The Cubs and the Cardinals were to play a game on June 22, 2002, but the game was called due to a death in the Cardinals organization.
www.chicago-cubs-baseball.com /Rivalry.php   (737 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - MLB Baseball - Recap: St. Louis Cardinals 10, Chicago White Sox 3 - Saturday June 16, 2001 02:23 AM
The Cardinals opened the scoring on an RBI single by McGwire in the first inning.
Chicago scored twice in the seventh inning to get within 4-3 but St. Louis got some much-needed breathing room in its half of the inning.
The Cardinals 2-4 hitters were 9-for-14 with five RBI and six runs scored.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/ml/recaps/2001/06/15/cardinals_white.sox   (650 words)

  
 Cardinals NFL Team
Goldberg played professional football for the Chicago Cardinals in 1939-42 and in 1946-48 and was named All-Pro six times, in a career that was interrupted while he served as a Navy Seal in World War II.
In seven of the past nineteen seasons the Cardinals have opened on the road in Weeks 1 and 2, but the new state of the art and air conditioned Cardinals Stadium allows Arizona to host a game while temperatures remain elevated in the valley at the beginning of the NFL season.
Cardinals Stadium will not only feature a retractable roof but will also be the first in the United States to feature a fully retractable grass playing surface.
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 USATODAY.com - Kile found dead in Chicago hotel room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
CHICAGO — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in the team hotel Saturday, apparently of natural causes, police said.
Dr. Jim Loomis, the Cardinals' assistant team physician, said the 6-foot-5 Kile showed no health problems during a routine physical in spring training and was not on medication.
Kile pitched the Cardinals into first place in the NL Central on Tuesday, the same night longtime broadcaster Jack Buck died at 77 after a long illness.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/stories/2002-06-22-kile-death.htm   (1029 words)

  
 ChicagoSports.com - At 1st glance, vacancy is filled
ST. LOUIS -- While St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols may be gone for several weeks with a strained oblique muscle, the Cardinals appear better equipped to handle the loss of their superstar than the Cubs were when Derrek Lee was lost with a broken wrist.
The Cardinals had a three-game lead over Cincinnati on Sunday when Pujols was placed on the 15-day disabled list and lead the National League in pitching.
Cardinals starter Jason Marquis improved to 8-4 despite a lackluster performance.
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com /sports/baseball/cubs/cs-060604cubsgamer,1,2112322.story?coll=cs-cubs-headlines   (671 words)

  
 Bet on NFL, History of Arizona Cardinals - Arizona Cardinals Football History
Arizona Cardinals, professional football team is one of five teams in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL).
The Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States.
The Cardinals built strong teams during the 1920s, 1940s, and 1970s, capturing a total of two NFL titles and four division crowns during those decades.
www.hollywoodsportsbook.com /football_history/cardinals.cfm   (968 words)

  
 St. Louis Cardinals : News : St. Louis Cardinals News
CHICAGO -- The Cardinals guaranteed on Thursday night that they will once again be the champions of the National League Central Division.
At the start of Sept. 19, their magic number over the Cubs was one, but thanks to the tiebreaker, they were assured of winning the division championship no matter what.
Chicago lost Monday afternoon, dropping the magic number to zero guaranteeing the title to the Cards outright.
stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20050915&content_id=1211252&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl   (1125 words)

  
 Louisville Cardinals, NCAA Division I Mens Basketball, Chicago State Cougars - CBS SportsLine.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Cardinals were forced to play almost the entire second half without forward Juan Palacios, who turned his right ankle while going for a rebound with 1:34 to go in the first half.
Even with Palacios on the bench, the Cardinals eventually wore down Chicago State, which is in the middle of a 12-game road trip to start the season.
Chicago State tried to slow down the Cardinals by milking 20 to 25 seconds off the shot clock before running their offense.
cbs.sportsline.com /collegebasketball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAB_20051213_CHIST@LOU/rss   (688 words)

  
 Chicago Cardinals Photo Album
OLLIE MATSON: Selected by the Cardinals in the first round in 1952's draft, Ollie Matson, of the University of San Francisco.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: By the time the Chicago Cardinals won the 1947 NFL Championship, it may have been too late to win back much support.
Anxious to prevent the rival AFL from taking away this promising territory, the NFL owners unanimously voted to allow the Chicago Cardinals to move to St. Louis, on March 13.
www.angelfire.com /fl/TheCard/gallery/gallery6.html   (567 words)

  
 The House That Dewey Built » St. Louis Cardinals / Chicago White Sox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The only thing that can stop the Cardinals from winning the NL Central and being the favorite to win the NL is Father Time.
The Cardinals cruised to their second straight 100+ win season, and lost a competitive NLCS to an Astros team that was simply on fire.
The Cardinals got by on their dominant pitching and it carried them to the NLCS where they ran into a team with more dominant pitching.
www.deweyshouse.com /archives/2006/04/03/st-louis-cardinals-chicago-white-sox   (1144 words)

  
 Team - Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Cardinals faced an immediate challenge for territorial rights in Chicago from a team named the Tigers, who joined the league after the organizational meeting on September 17.
Bidwill kept the Cardinals operating during the depression days of the 1930s and the World War II years of the early 1940s and then finally put together a winning unit just as the war ended.
The Cardinals' 28-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles for the 1947 championship stood as the team's last playoff victory until a 20-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the 1998 NFC Wildcard Game.
www.profootballhof.com /history/team.jsp?franchise_id=1   (923 words)

  
 Chicago Cardinals - Main
It seems that many NFL fans are unaware that the Cardinals used to play in old Comiskey Park in Chicago.
If you have any memories of the Chicago Cardinals, fond or otherwise, that you would like to share, please e-mail them to me and I will post them on the site.
I'm interested in memories of the games, the players, management, coaches, the stadium, the state of the NFL in that era...just about anything related to the experience of being a fan or even a non-fan of the Chicago Cardinals.
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 KETV.com - MLB - Chicago Cubs - Ramirez's Grand Slam Leads Chicago Past Cardinals
Wade Miller makes his Chicago Cubs debut this evening when the club continues its four-game series with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
Chicago Cubs (56-85) At Atlanta Braves (67-73), 7:05 P.m.
Chicago Cubs (56-84) At Atlanta Braves (66-73), 7:05 P.m.
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 FOX Chicago | Sports | Cardinals Beat Cubs, 5-2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The game started after a 2-hour, 42-minute rain delay, and the Cardinals got their first run in the second inning.
Leading 3-2 in the seventh, the Cardinals padded their lead on two aggressive hit and run calls.
The ball landed on Waveland Avenue and cut the Cardinals' lead to 3-2.
www.foxchicago.com /_ezpost/data/23676.shtml   (693 words)

  
 The Pine Rider
In the first match up of the season in Chicago Maddux absolutely made Pujols look like a complete fool at the plate with a combination of changeups and curveballs while painting corners with such ease that Picasso would be jealous.
Thursday morning, when the working Chicago public woke up, grabbed their morning Tribune and cup of coffee, they instantaneously let out a collective sigh.
The only player in the National League that looks like he would be able to keep up with Albert Pujols for the MVP award, the 2006 First Base Gold Glove winner, the man who was a triple crown threat until late June, the center piece of your offense is now on the DL until July.
nazur.net /tpr/category/mlb/chicago-cubs   (2104 words)

  
 Chicago Cycling Club Ride Schedule
We'll ride the Chicago Cycling Club's portion of the Boulevard Lakefront Tour on the day before the ride.
These include the ever popular Chicago Bears, the now defunct Chicago Cardinals as well as the University of Chicago Maroons.
The Chicago Cycling Club is hosting the northern portion of the ride and we can always use volunteers.
www.chicagocyclingclub.org /rides/index.asp   (620 words)

  
 Cardinals Diaspora » Chicago Wrist Watch
A slight correction; it wouldn’t be the incompetence of the Chicago Tribune, but the Tribune Company.
Both the Chicago Tribune and the Cubs are owned by the Tribune Company.
Aside from the rivalry and wanting to see the Cardinals win, he’s a guy trying to support his family and play the game he loves and I don’t wish injury on anyone.
www.cardinalsdiaspora.com /?p=427   (976 words)

  
 NBC10.com - MLB - St. Louis Cardinals - Ramirez's Grand Slam Leads Chicago Past Cardinals
Brandon Webb targets win No. 15 this evening when the Arizona Diamondbacks continue their four-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field.
Louis Cardinals (75-65) At Arizona Diamondbacks (66-75), 9:40 P.m.
Louis Cardinals (75-64) At Arizona Diamondbacks (65-75), 9:40 P.m.
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 Minnesota Vikings Tickets sports memorabilia sports autographs autographed sports memorabilia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Charley Trippi, former haflback and quarterback for the Chicago Cardinals, signed this 1990 Goal Line Art Card with a blue Sharpie.
Charley, who was drafted in the 1st round of the 1945 draft by the Chicago Cardinals, played his college football at Georgia.
He spent his entire nine-year career in the NFL with the Chicago Cardinals 1947-55.
signedsportsstuff.com /item.cfm?ID=409&...+HOF+1968,+Georgia&AllPage=1   (486 words)

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