William Vogel Bidwill was an American businessman and the owner of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
11 Facts About Bill Bidwill
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Bill Bidwill had co-owned the team from 1962 for ten seasons with his brother Charles Jr.
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Bill Bidwill attended Georgetown Preparatory School, then enlisted in the US Navy until 1956.
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Bill Bidwill went to college at Georgetown University, and after his graduation, moved to St Louis a few months before the Cardinals moved there.
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Charles Bill Bidwill purchased the team, then known as the Chicago Cardinals, from David Jones in 1933.
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Violet Bill Bidwill married St Louis businessman Walter Wolfner in 1949 and he later became managing director.
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Bill Bidwill moved the team to Phoenix, Arizona prior to the 1988 season after St Louis refused to build a new stadium to replace Busch Memorial Stadium.
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Bill Bidwill had publicly pledged to support a future effort to gain an expansion franchise for St Louis.
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Bill Bidwill had a reputation for running the Cardinals rather cheaply; the Cardinals had one of the lowest payrolls in the league for many years.
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On September 11,2022, Bill Bidwill was inducted into the Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor at a halftime ceremony where he is honored along with his father Charles.
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Bill Bidwill had two other sons, Patrick and Tim, and a daughter, Nicole.