• Charles W. "Charley" Bidwill Sr. (September 16, 1895 – April 19, 1947) was an American businessman. He was the owner of the Chicago Cardinals of the National...
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  • elder brother Charles were adopted by Charles and Violet Bidwill, owners of the then-Chicago Cardinals. Bidwill attended Georgetown Preparatory School...
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    Cardinals. His grandfather, Charles Bidwill, bought the Cardinals in 1933, while they were still in Chicago. When Charles died in 1947, his widow, Violet...
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  • Charles W. "Stormy" Bidwill Jr. (born June 9, 1928) is an American businessman who was the president of the now defunct Sportsman’s Park horse track in...
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  • Violet Fults Bidwill Wolfner (née Violet Fults; January 10, 1900 – January 29, 1962) was the owner of the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals of the National...
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    was purchased by Charles Bidwill, then a vice president of the Chicago Bears. The team has been under the ownership of the Bidwill family since then...
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    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...
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  • Cardinals football team was owned by Violet Bidwill, who inherited it from her late husband Charles Bidwill. Two years later, she married St. Louis businessman...
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  • in 1947 after an unprecedented amount of money by Cardinals owner Charles Bidwill lured several of the day's top players to the team. The Million Dollar...
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    a clause barring Layne from ever playing for the Cardinals: After Charles Bidwill death his wife Violet had inherited $50,000 worth of Bears stock and...
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  • He was interred at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois. Charles Bidwill Jr., then the co-owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, reported Mugs was...
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  • co-owned by Charles Bidwill, Jr.; he sold his share to his younger brother Bill in September 1972. The adopted sons of Charles and Violet Bidwill, the two...
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  • businessman and sports franchise owner Charles Bidwill (1895–1947), American businessman, father of Bill Bidwill John Carne Bidwill (1815–1853), English botanist...
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    purchased by Charles Bidwill in 1932 and has been owned by a member of the Bidwill family since, with Charles' grandson Michael Bidwill being the current...
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  • Bennigsen joined Bentley, Murray and Co., a printing company owned by Charles Bidwill, in 1927 as a salesman. Bennigsen eventually became Bidwell's right-hand...
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    mother, who paid $20,000 (Halas later bought her out for $40,000). Charles Bidwill purchased $5,000 in stock in 1933 (which was later bought off of his...
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    stylized as the "Wolfpack". Chloe Bennet (2010), actress and singer Charles Bidwill, owner of the Chicago Cardinals (1933–47); inducted in 1967 into the...
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  • publicly take credit for the title until 1933, when it was acquired by Charles Bidwill whose descendants still own the modern-day franchise (since relocated...
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    One of the strongest opponents of a reversal has been the family of Charles Bidwill and his son Bill, who have controlled the Cardinals since 1933, and...
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    Football League as a future pick; per an agreement with Cardinals owner Charles Bidwill, Trippi was allowed to return to Georgia after his time in the military...
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    Americans and Damages Bill Bidwill, Class of 1949 (d.) – the owner of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team Michael Bidwill, Class of 1983 – President...
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  • to the backfield of the then–Chicago Cardinals in 1947 after owner Charles Bidwill spent an unprecedented amount of money to lure several of the era's...
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  • of ownership for Dr. David J. Jones, who sold the team to attorney Charles Bidwill for $50,000. Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings...
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    Los Angeles/ St. Louis Rams 1993–1995 Pittsburgh Steelers 1996–2005 Charles Bidwill 1967 Team owner Chicago Cardinals 1933–1946 Fred Biletnikoff 1988 Wide...
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    The National Girls baseball League was founded by Emery Parichy, Charles Bidwill (owner of the Chicago Cardinals football team) and politician Ed Kolski...
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    Following is a list of inductees and the dates that they were inducted. Charles Bidwill, Owner (8/12/2006) Jimmy Conzelman, Coach (8/12/2006) Dan Dierdorf...
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  • but never did. It was only later, under the ownership of Charles Bidwill and his son Bill Bidwill, that the Cardinals began claiming the championship title...
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    Arthur J. Bidwill (June 24, 1903 – October 4, 1985) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bidwill received his law degree...
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    Elmer Angsman and fullback Pat Harder, completed a desire for owner Charles Bidwill to have a "Dream Backfield", which was also referred to as a "Million...
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  • (1933–1940) Pittsburgh Steelers co-owner (1940–1946) Contributor Yes 1962 Charles Bidwill Chicago Cardinals owner (1933–1947) Contributor Yes 1962 Walt Kiesling...
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