Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play their home games at State Farm Stadium in Glendale,[6] a suburb northwest of Phoenix.
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
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| Established 1898 Play in State Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona[1] | |||||
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Independent (1898–1906, 1913–1919)
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Current uniform | |||||
| Team colors | Cardinal red, white, black, silver[2][3][4] | ||||
| Mascot | Big Red | ||||
| Personnel | |||||
| Owner(s) | Michael Bidwill[5] | ||||
| Chairman | Michael Bidwill | ||||
| President | Michael Bidwill | ||||
| General manager | Monti Ossenfort | ||||
| Head coach | Jonathan Gannon | ||||
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| Championships | |||||
League championships (2)
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Conference championships (1)
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| Division championships (7) | |||||
| Playoff appearances (11) | |||||
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Temporary stadiums 1944 due to loss of players during World War II (temporary merger with Pittsburgh Steelers):
1959 before relocation to St. Louis:
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The team was established in Chicago in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club, and joined the NFL as a charter member on September 17, 1920.[7] The Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the United States,[8][9] and, along with the Chicago Bears, are the only NFL charter member franchises still in operation.[a] In 1960, the team moved to St. Louis, where it was commonly referred to as the "Football Cardinals", the "Gridbirds", or the "Big Red" to avoid confusion with Major League Baseball's (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals. Before the 1988 season, the team moved to Tempe, Arizona, an eastern suburb of Phoenix, where it played home games for the next 18 seasons at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University. In 2006, the team moved to their current home field in suburban Glendale, although their executive offices and training facility remain in Tempe. From 1988 to 2012 (except 2005, when they trained in Prescott), the Cardinals conducted their annual summer training camp at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. The Cardinals moved their training camp to State Farm Stadium (then University of Phoenix Stadium) in 2013.
The Cardinals have won two NFL championships, both while the team was in Chicago. The first, in 1925, was disputed by supporters of the runner-up Pottsville Maroons. Their second, and the first to be won in a championship game, came in 1947, nearly two decades before the first Super Bowl. They returned to the title game to defend in 1948, but lost the rematch 7–0 in a snowstorm in Philadelphia.
The team has since suffered many losing seasons, and, as of 2024, are tied with MLB's Cleveland Guardians for the longest active championship drought in North American sports at 75 seasons. The Cardinals have recorded the most losses by a franchise in NFL history with 803 regular season losses as of 2023. The team's all-time win–loss record (including regular season and playoff games) at the conclusion of the 2022 season was 592–813–41 (585–803–41 in the regular season, 7–10 in the playoffs).[10] They have been to the playoffs 11 times and have won seven playoff games, including three in the 2008–09 NFL playoffs. During that season, they won their only NFC Championship Game since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, and reached Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, losing 27–23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team has won five division titles (1974, 1975, 2008, 2009, and 2015) since their 1947–48 NFL championship game appearances. The Cardinals are the only NFL team that has never lost a playoff game at home: their 5–0 record encompasses the 1947 NFL Championship Game, two games during the 2008–09 NFL playoffs, one during the 2009–10 playoffs, and one during the 2015–16 playoffs. In their 36 seasons since moving to the Valley of the Sun in 1988, the Cardinals have a total of six playoff appearances, three division titles, and the one NFC championship.
Franchise history edit
Chicago Cardinals (1920–1959) edit
The franchise dates to 1898, when a neighborhood group gathered to play on the South Side of Chicago, calling themselves the Morgan Athletic Club. Chicago painting and building contractor Chris O'Brien acquired the team, which he moved to Normal Field on Racine Avenue. The team was known as the Racine Normals until 1901, when O'Brien bought used jerseys from the University of Chicago. After he described the faded maroon clothing as "Cardinal red", the team became the Racine Street Cardinals. Eventually in 1920, the team became a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which was rechristened the National Football League (NFL) two years later. The team entered the league as the Racine Cardinals, but changed their name to the Chicago Cardinals in 1922 to avoid confusion with the Horlick-Racine Legion, who entered the league the same year.[11]
NFL champions (1925) edit
In 1925, the Cardinals were awarded the NFL Championship after the Pottsville Maroons were suspended for playing a game in what was deemed "another team's territory." Having beat the Cardinals in a head-to-head game earlier in the season, the Pottsville Maroons won their extra game against the University of Notre Dame, helping them finish the year with the same record as the Cardinals. The Cardinals were also guilty of breaking NFL rules by scheduling two additional games against the Hammond Pros and the Milwaukee Badgers, both of whom had already disbanded for the season. The game against the Badgers spurred a scandal when the Badgers filled out their roster with four high school players, in violation of NFL rules.
NFL Champions (1947) edit
During the post-World War II years, the team reached two straight NFL finals against the Philadelphia Eagles, winning in 1947 (eight months after Charles Bidwill's death) but losing the following year. In the late 1950s, after years of bad seasons and losing fans to their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Bears, the Cardinals were almost bankrupt, and owner Violet Bidwill Wolfner became interested in moving the team to a new city.
St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987) edit
Due to the formation of the rival American Football League, the NFL allowed Bidwill to move the team to St. Louis, Missouri, where they became the St. Louis Cardinals. They were locally called the "Big Red", the "Gridbirds" or the "Football Cardinals" to avoid confusion with the local baseball team of the same name.[12] During the Cardinals' 28-year stay in St. Louis, they advanced to the playoffs just three times (1974, 1975 and 1982), never hosting or winning. They did, however, win the Playoff Bowl, a now-defunct post-season game for third place, in 1964 against the Green Bay Packers by a score of 24-17. The overall mediocrity of the Cardinals, combined with a then-21-year-old stadium, caused game attendance to dwindle, and owner Bill Bidwill decided to move the team to Arizona.
Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1988–present) edit
Not long after the end of the 1987 NFL season, Bidwill agreed to move to Phoenix on a handshake deal with state and local officials, and the team became the Phoenix Cardinals.[13] The team changed their name to the Arizona Cardinals on March 17, 1994.[7][14] The 1998 NFL season saw the Cardinals break two long droughts, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The team got their first postseason win since 1947 by defeating the Dallas Cowboys 20–7 in the wild-card round of the playoffs.[15]
In 2008, the Cardinals, led by quarterback Kurt Warner, won the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time in their history. They lost Super Bowl XLIII 27–23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the final seconds of the game.[14]
After their historic 2008 season, the Cardinals posted a 10–6 record in 2009, their first season with 10 wins in Arizona. The Cardinals clinched their second consecutive NFC West title but were defeated by eventual Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, 45–14 in the divisional playoffs. The next time they would make the playoffs would be in 2014, as a wild card. They set the best regular-season record in their history in Arizona at 11–5 but were defeated by the 7–8–1 NFC South champions, the Carolina Panthers.
The next year, the Cardinals set a franchise-best 13–3 record and clinched their first-ever first-round playoff bye as the NFC's second seed. They defeated the Green Bay Packers 26–20 in overtime, giving quarterback Carson Palmer his first playoff victory. The Cardinals then advanced to their second NFC Championship Game in their history but were blown out by the top-seeded 15–1 Panthers 49–15, committing seven turnovers.[16]
The Cardinals then fell to 7–8–1 in 2016 and 8–8 in 2017 before ultimately dropping to 3–13 in 2018, tying the franchise record set in 2000 for the worst record in a 16-game season. The team improved to 5–10–1 in 2019 and 8–8 in 2020. In 2021, the Cardinals went 11–6, posting a winning record and returning to the postseason for the first time since 2015, but lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round. They failed to improve their record in 2022, dropping to the bottom of NFC West at 4–13, and missing the playoffs.
Logos and uniforms edit
Starting in 1947, the team had a logo of a cardinal bird perched on the laces of a football.
The Cardinals moved to Arizona in 1988, and the flag of Arizona was added to the sleeves the following year. In 1990, the team began wearing red pants with their white jerseys, as new coach Joe Bugel wanted to emulate his former employer, the Washington Redskins, who at the time wore burgundy pants with their white jerseys (the Redskins later returned to their 1970s gold pants with all their jerseys).
In 1994, the Cardinals participated in the NFL's 75th-anniversary throwback uniform program. The jerseys were similar to those of the 1920s Chicago Cardinals, with an interlocking "CC" logo and three stripes on each sleeve. The uniform numbers were moved to the right chest. The pants were khaki to simulate the color and material used in that era. The Cardinals also stripped the logos from their helmets for two games: at Cleveland and home vs. Pittsburgh.
The Cardinal head on the helmet also appeared on the sleeve of the white jersey from 1982 to 1995. In 1996, the state flag of Arizona was moved higher on the sleeve after the Cardinal head was eliminated as sleeves on football jerseys became shorter, and black was removed as an accent color, instead replaced with a blue to match the predominant color of the state flag. In 2002, the Cardinals began to wear all-red and all-white combinations, and continued to do so through 2004, prior to the team's makeover.
In 2005, the team unveiled its first major changes in a century. The cardinal-head logo was updated to look sleeker and meaner than its predecessor. Numerous fans had derisively called the previous version a "parakeet".[17] Black again became an accent color after an eight-year absence, while trim lines were added to the outside shoulders, sleeves, and sides of the jerseys and pants. Both the red and white jerseys have the option of red or white pants.[18]
Hoping to break a six-game losing streak, the Cardinals wore the red pants for the first time on October 29, 2006, in a game at Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers. The Packers won 31–14, and the Cards headed into their bye week with a 1–7 mark. Following the bye week, the Cardinals came out in an all-red combination at home against the Dallas Cowboys and lost, 27–10. Arizona did not wear the red pants for the remainder of the season and won four of their last seven games. However, the following season, in 2007, the Cardinals again wore their red pants for their final 3 home games. They wore red pants with white jerseys in games on the road at the Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks. They paired red pants with red jerseys, the all-red combination, for home games against the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and St. Louis Rams. The red pants were not worn at all in 2008, but they were used in home games against Seattle, Minnesota, and St. Louis in 2009. The red pants were paired with the white road jersey for the first time in three years during a 2010 game at Carolina, but the white jersey/red pants combination was not used again until 2018, when they broke out the combination against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Cardinals' first home game in Arizona, in 1988, saw them play in red jerseys. Thereafter, for the next 18 years in Arizona, the Cardinals, like a few other NFL teams in warm climates, wore their white jerseys at home during the first half of the season—forcing opponents to suffer in their darker jerseys during Arizona autumns that frequently see temperatures over 100 °F (38 °C). However, this tradition did not continue when the Cardinals moved from Sun Devil Stadium to State Farm Stadium in 2006, as early-season games (and some home games late in the season) were played with the roof closed. With the temperature inside at a comfortable 70 °F (21 °C), the team opted to wear red jerseys at home full-time. The Cardinals wore white jerseys at home for the first time at State Farm Stadium on August 29, 2008, in a preseason game against the Denver Broncos.
The Cardinals wore white at home for the first time in a regular-season game at State Farm Stadium against the Houston Texans on October 11, 2009. In October 2009, the NFL recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and players wore pink-accented items, including gloves, wristbands, and shoes. The team thought the pink accents looked better with white uniforms than with red.[19]
From 1970 through 1983, and again in many seasons between 1989 and 2002, the Cardinals would wear white when hosting the Dallas Cowboys in order to force the Cowboys to don their "jinxed" blue jerseys.[20] They have not done this since moving into State Farm Stadium, however.[21]
The 2010 season saw the Cardinals debut a new, alternate black jersey.[22] In 2017, the Cardinals debuted an all-black set for the NFL Color Rush program. While the regular black alternates featured white lettering and are paired with white pants, the Cardinals' Color Rush alternates used red lettering and black pants for the occasion. Starting in 2022, both black uniforms would be paired with an alternate black helmet with black facemasks.[23]
Before the 2023 season, the Cardinals unveiled new uniforms. Most notably, the team opted to wear all-red uniforms at home and all-white uniforms on the road, with all-black uniforms as the alternate. The red uniform featured the state name in front in addition to white numbers with silver trim. The white uniform featured red numbers with black trim, and red and silver stripes along the pants and sleeves. The black alternate uniform design mirrored that of the white uniform, featuring red numbers with silver trim, and red and silver stripes along the pants and sleeves. On both uniforms, the silver sleeve stripe contained the team name. Both the red and white uniforms are worn with white helmets and silver facemasks, while the black uniform is worn with the black helmets from 2022. The new helmets featured silver flakes while the black helmet head red flakes in them.[2][3][24]
Fans edit
The Cardinals' playoff drought has exhibited resilience for some fans who have shown longtime devotion to the team. Fans of the Cardinals are often referred to as the Red Sea or the Bird Gang, with several notable fans such as Blake Shelton and Jordin Sparks.[25][26] In honor of the tragic death of former safety Pat Tillman, the Cardinals strengthened their relationship with members of the armed forces community. The team regularly markets to military personnel and frequently visits nearby Luke Air Force Base in support of Arizona's servicemen.[27][28]
Rivalries edit
Los Angeles Rams edit
One of the oldest matchups for the Cardinals, as both teams first met during the 1937 NFL season, while the Rams played in Cleveland, and the Cardinals were still originally located in Chicago. Their Rivalry with the Los Angeles Rams has resurged in recent years as both teams found playoff success, despite the Cardinals' best efforts; the Rams have been 9-1 since hiring head coach Sean McVay in 2017. The Week 17 matchup of the 2020 season saw both teams playing for a playoff berth; despite the injury to Rams quarterback Jared Goff, the Cardinals lost 18-7 and were eliminated from the postseason. The Cardinals' streak ended against the Rams the following season. They took the lead in the NFC over the Rams and started the season 7–0. In the following matchup, the Rams won on Monday Night Football; the Cardinals lost 6 of 10 games after their 7–0 start. The Cardinals would clinch a wild card berth after a week 17 win over the Dallas Cowboys. They played the Rams in Los Angeles and lost 34-11 as Kyler Murray threw 2 interceptions with one returned for a touchdown.
Seattle Seahawks edit
One of the newer rivalries in the NFL, the Cardinals and Seahawks became divisional rivals after both were moved to the NFC West as a result of the league's realignment in 2002. This rivalry has become one of the NFL's more bitter in recent years, as the mid-to-late 2010s often saw the Seahawks and Cardinals squaring off for NFC West supremacy. Many Cardinals fans see the Seahawks as their top rival due to their 2010s dominance under quarterback Russell Wilson and head coach Pete Carroll, although Seattle shares more intense rivalries with the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, and even the Green Bay Packers. Seattle leads the series 25–22–1, and the two teams have yet to meet in the playoffs.
San Francisco 49ers edit
Though they first met in 1951 and would meet occasionally until 2000, this would not become a full-fledged rivalry until both teams were placed in the NFC West division in 2002. While a close rivalry, it is often lopsided on both ends. After the 49ers won nine of ten meetings between 2009 and 2013, the Cardinals won eight straight meetings between 2014 and 2018. The 49ers lead the series 34–29.
The two teams have yet to meet in the playoffs.
Chicago Bears edit
The Cardinals' rivalry with the Bears features the only two teams that remain from the league's inception in 1920. At that time, the Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys, and the Cardinals were the Racine Cardinals.[29][30][31] In 1922, the matchup between the teams became known as "The Battle of Chicago" for 38 years, making it the first true rivalry in the league's history.[32] The Bears lead the all-time series 59–29–6.[33][34]
Seasons and overall records edit
Single-season records edit
Points Scored: 489 (2015)
Passing
- Passing yards: 4,671 – Carson Palmer (2015)[35]
- Passing touchdowns: 35 – Carson Palmer (2015)[35]
- Passes completed: 401 – Kurt Warner (2008)[35]
- Passes attempted: 598 – Kurt Warner (2008)[35]
- Longest completed pass: 98 yards – Doug Russell (1932); Ogden Compton (1957); Jim Hart (1972)[35]
Rushing
- Rushing yards: 1,605 – Ottis Anderson (1979)[36]
- Rushing attempts: 337 – Edgerrin James (2006)[36]
- Rushing touchdowns: 16 – David Johnson (2016)[36]
- Rushing touchdowns (rookie): 10 – Tim Hightower (2008)[36]
- Longest rushing attempt: 83 yards – John David Crow (1958)[36]
- Rushing yards per game: 100.3 yards – Ottis Anderson (1979)[36]
Receiving
- Receptions: 109 – Larry Fitzgerald (2015)[37]
- Receiving yards: 1,598 – David Boston (2001)[37]
- Receiving touchdowns: 15 – Sonny Randle (1960)[37]
Returns
- Punt returns in a season: 44 – Vai Sikahema (1987)[38]
- Longest punt return: 99 yards – Patrick Peterson (2011)[38]
- Longest kickoff return: 108 yards – David Johnson (2015)[38]
Kicking
- Field goals: 40 – Neil Rackers (2005)[39]
- Points after touchdown (PAT)s converted: 53 – Pat Harder (1948)[39]
- Punts: 112 – Dave Zastudil (2012)[39]
- Punting yards: 5,209 – Dave Zastudil (2012)[39]
Career records edit
As of 2021[40]
- Passing yards: 34,639, Jim Hart (1966–1983)
- Passing touchdowns: 209, Jim Hart (1966–1983)
- Rushing yards: 7,999, Ottis Anderson (1979–1986)
- Rushing touchdowns: 46, Ottis Anderson (1979–1986)
- Receptions: 1,234, Larry Fitzgerald (2004–2020)
- Receiving yards: 15,545, Larry Fitzgerald (2004–2020)
- Passes intercepted: 52, Larry Wilson (1960–1972)
- Field goals made: 282, Jim Bakken (1962–1978)
- Points: 1,380, Jim Bakken (1962–1978)
- Total touchdowns: 110, Larry Fitzgerald (2004–2020)
- Punt return average: 13.7, Charley Trippi (1947–1955)
- Kickoff return average: 28.5, Ollie Matson (1952, 1954–1958)
- Yards per punt average: 44.9, Jerry Norton (1959–1961)
- Sacks: 71.5, Chandler Jones (2016–2021)
- Tackles: 785, Eric Hill (1989–1997)
Players of note edit
Current roster edit
Retired numbers edit
| Chicago / St. Louis / Arizona Cardinals retired numbers [7][41] | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Retired |
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| 8 | Larry Wilson | S | 1960–1972 | 1970 |
| 40 | Pat Tillman | S | 1998–2001 | 2004 |
| 77 | Stan Mauldin | OT | 1946–1948 | 1948 |
| 88 | J. V. Cain | TE | 1974–1978 | 1979 |
| 99 | Marshall Goldberg1 | HB | 1939–1943, 1946–1948 | 1948 |
Notes:
- Although retired, #99 was re-issued to J. J. Watt after the daughter of Marshall Goldberg gave her blessing for Watt to wear it on March 2, 2021. Watt wore #99 for the 2021 and 2022 seasons until his retirement.[42][43]
Pro Football Hall of Famers edit
| Chicago / St. Louis / Arizona Cardinals in the Pro Football Hall of Fame | ||||
| Players | ||||
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| No. | Player | Position(s) | Tenure | Inducted |
| 4 | Ernie Nevers | FB | 1929–1931 1930–1931 | 1963 |
| 3 | Jim Thorpe | RB | 1928 | 1963 |
| 13 | Guy Chamberlin | End & Coach | 1927–1928 | 1965 |
| 1 | John "Paddy" Driscoll | QB | 1920–1925 | 1965 |
| 2 | Walt Kiesling | G / DT Coach | 1929–1933 1944 | 1966 |
| 62, 2 | Charley Trippi | RB | 1947–1955 | 1968 |
| 33 | Ollie Matson | RB | 1952, 1954–1958 | 1972 |
| 81 | Dick "Night Train" Lane | CB | 1954–1959 | 1974 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson | S | 1960–1972 | 1978 |
| 13 | Don Maynard | WR | 1973 | 1987 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | TE | 1963–1977 | 1994 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf | T | 1971–1983 | 1996 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | CB | 1969–1982 | 2007 |
| 22 | Emmitt Smith | RB | 2003–2004 | 2010 |
| 35 | Aeneas Williams | CB | 1991–2000 | 2014 |
| 13 | Kurt Warner | QB | 2005–2009 | 2017 |
| 32 | Edgerrin James | RB | 2006–2008 | 2020 |
| 16 | Duke Slater | T | 1926–1931 | 2020 |
| 66 | Alan Faneca | G | 2010 | 2021 |
| Coaches and Contributors | ||||
| Name | Position(s) | Tenure | Inducted | |
| Earl "Curly" Lambeau | Coach | 1950–1951 | 1963 | |
| Jimmy Conzelman | Coach | 1940–1942 1946–1948 | 1964 | |
| Charles Bidwill | Team Owner | 1933–1947 | 1967 | |
| Don Coryell | Head coach | 1973–1977 | 2023 | |
| Source(s):[44] | ||||
Italics = played a portion of career with the Cardinals and enshrined representing another team
Dierdorf, Smith, Wehrli and Wilson were members of the St. Louis Football Ring of Fame in The Dome at America's Center when the Rams played there from 1995 to 2015.
Ring of Honor edit
The Cardinals' Ring of Honor was started in 2006 to mark the opening of State Farm Stadium. It honors former Cardinal greats from all eras of the franchise's history. Following is a list of inductees and the dates that they were inducted.
| Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor | ||||
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| No. | Name | Position(s) | Seasons | Inducted |
| — | Charles Bidwill | Owner | 1933–1947 | August 12, 2006 |
| — | Jimmy Conzelman | Coach | 1940–1942 1946–1948 | |
| 1 | John "Paddy" Driscoll | QB Coach | 1920–1925 1920–1922 | |
| 99 | Marshall Goldberg | HB | 1939–1943 1946–1948 | |
| 81 | Dick "Night Train" Lane | CB | 1954–1959 | |
| 33 | Ollie Matson | HB | 1952, 1954–1958 | |
| 4 | Ernie Nevers | FB Coach | 1929–1931 1930–1931, 1939 | |
| 62, 2 | Charley Trippi | HB/QB | 1947–1955 | |
| 8 | Larry Wilson | S | 1960–1972 | September 10, 2006 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf | T | 1971–1983 | October 16, 2006 |
| 40 | Pat Tillman | S | 1998–2001 | November 12, 2006 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | CB | 1969–1982 | October 14, 2007 |
| 35 | Aeneas Williams | CB | 1991–2000 | November 10, 2008 |
| 13 | Kurt Warner | QB | 2005–2009 | June 18, 2014 |
| 22, 24 | Adrian Wilson | S | 2001–2012 | September 27, 2015 |
| 25, 81 | Roy Green | WR | 1979–1990 | October 2, 2016 |
| 7, 17 | Jim Hart | QB | 1966–1983 | December 3, 2017 |
| 3 | Carson Palmer | QB | 2013–2017 | September 29, 2019 |
| Source(s):[45][46] | ||||
Staff edit
The Cardinals have had 42 head coaches throughout their history. Their first head coach was Paddy Driscoll, who compiled a 17–8–4 record with the team from 1920 to 1922. Jimmy Conzelman, Jim Hanifan and Ken Whisenhunt are tied as the longest-serving head coaches in Cardinals history.[47] On April 14, 2022, Mark Ahlemeier, the Cardinals equipment manager retired after working with the organization for 41 seasons.[48]
Current staff edit
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Radio and television edit
The Cardinals' flagship radio station is KMVP-FM; Dave Pasch, Ron Wolfley, and Paul Calvisi handle the radio broadcast. Spanish-language radio broadcasts are heard on the combo of KQMR/KHOV-FM "Latino Mix" under a contract with Univisión, signed in 2015.[49] Prior to 2015, they were heard on KDVA/KVVA-FM "José FM", as well as co-owned KBMB AM 710. The Cardinals were the first NFL team to offer all 20 preseason and regular season games on Spanish-language radio, doing so in 2000. Luis Hernandez and Rolando Cantú are the Spanish broadcast team. The Cardinals have the most extensive Mexican affiliate network in the NFL, with contracts with Grupo Larsa (in the state of Sonora) and Grupo Radiorama (outside Sonora) and stations in 20 cities, including Hermosillo, Guadalajara and Mexico City.
As of the 2017 season, NBC affiliate KPNX broadcasts the team's preseason games on television (which, that year, included the Hall of Fame Game broadcast by NBC), called by Pasch and Wolfley, with station anchor Paul Gerke as sideline reporter. The broadcasts are syndicated regionally to KTTU and KMSB-TV in Tucson, and KVVU-TV in Las Vegas.[50][51]
English radio affiliates edit
| City (all in Arizona) | Call sign | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | KTAR AM | 620 AM |
| KMVP-FM | 98.7 FM | |
| Tucson | KTZR AM | 1450 AM |
| Safford | KATO AM | 1230 AM |
| Sedona | KAZM AM | 780 AM |
| Lake Havasu City | KNTR AM | 980 AM |
| Prescott | KQNA AM | 1130 AM |
| KDDL FM | 94.3 FM | |
| Flagstaff | KVNA AM | 600 AM |
| Holbrook | KZUA-FM | 92.1 FM |
| Yuma | KBLU | 560 AM |
| Pinetop | KNKI FM | 106.7 FM |
| Miami | KIKO AM | 1340 AM |
| Kingman | KGMN-FM | 100.1 FM |
See also edit
References edit
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Further reading
- Ziemba, Joe (2010). When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL. Chicago: Triumph Books. ISBN 1-57243-317-5.
Notes edit
- ^ The Green Bay Packers were an independent team and did not join the NFL until a year after its creation in 1921.
External links edit
- Official website
- Arizona Cardinals at the National Football League official website