1. Michael Bidwill was born on December 6,1964 and is an American businessman who is the principal owner, chairman, and president of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
16 Facts About Michael Bidwill
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Michael Bidwill grew up the second of five children in his family, and is the third generation of his family to own the Cardinals.
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Michael Bidwill began to enjoy American football when he visited the Cardinals' training camp for the first time in 1969.
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Michael Bidwill additionally emphasized that the team could not compete without the revenue streams a new stadium would bring.
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Michael Bidwill doesn't want to be here when the media's here.
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In July 2018, Michael Bidwill announced his support for longtime friend and fellow Georgetown Prep classmate Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice nominee.
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The move generated controversy, as Michael Bidwill used the Arizona Cardinals website and social media outlets to voice his support.
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Michael Bidwill is only the sixth principal owner in franchise history; it was founded in 1898 in Chicago as an independent team and was a charter member of the NFL in 1920.
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From 2008 to 2010, Michael Bidwill served back-to-back terms as Chairman of Greater Phoenix Economic Council.
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Michael Bidwill is a board member of Greater Phoenix Leadership, an organization composed of the region's top business and civic leaders.
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Michael Bidwill is a member of the board for the Pat Tillman Foundation, which carries on the legacy of the former Cardinals safety killed in Afghanistan in 2004.
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In 2014, it was announced that Michael Bidwill was named the chair of the league's new conduct committee.
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Michael Bidwill has been a member of the league's Business Ventures Committee since 2007 when Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed him to it.
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Michael Bidwill has been accused of fostering a workplace culture where employees were "working in fear" due to his regular verbal abuse and hostility in professional relationships.
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Michael Bidwill has been accused of publicly berating two team executives at all-staff meetings after their respective DUI arrests, Keim in 2018 and former COO Ron Minegar in 2019.
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Thanks due to his $8,000,000 donation to his alma mater, Georgetown Prep, Michael dedicated a stadium in honor of his father, the William V Bidwill '49 Stadium.