I had no idea how bad were the Chicago Cardinals. I followed the St. Louis Cardinals from 1960-1987 and they had 3 very good seasons in the 1960s coming in second place twice only a half game out due to a tie. One year in 1966 they were 7-1-1 behind Charley Johnson when he hurt his knee but did not have a good back-up qb and collapsed. Fan support was never an issue in St. Louis. Bidwell wanted a new football stadium but St. Louis city and county could not agree where to build a new stadium resulting in no stadium. Then years later St. Louis approved a new stadium for the Rams, but their owner just too wealthy for St. Louis instead built SOFI with all his own money but Kroenke was able to multiply his portfolio value placing the team in a large market.
In 1968 they finished 9-4-1 1/2 game behind Cleveland who they beat twice that year. The Browns ended up in the NFL championship game. Incidentally, in typical Cardinal fashion the tie was against the worst team in football.
@@Rockhound6165 I have a St. Louis Football Cardinals history book by a local author named Greg Marecek who really went in to all their near miss seasons. The years 1963, 1964, 1966, and the 1968 season you mention came so close and was prior to expanding more playoffs. You are right about saying they fell short in typical Cardinals fashion. I was born in 1953 in STL and remember those seasons. I remember big games with the Browns and later the Cowboys that decade. Good reminder. Thanls!
The video is wrong about the Ollie Matson trade Five of the Rams traded for Matson played for the Cardinals in 1959 - Ken Panfil, Frank Fuller, Art Hauser, Larry Hickman and John Tracey. The second round pick obtained by the Cards in the trade turned out to be Mike McGee, who joined them in 1960. Glen Holtzman and Don Brown never played for the Cards. A rookie named Silas Woods, delivered to the Cards in 1959, never played in the NFL.
#44 at the 2:11 mark is Dave Mann, who played as a halfback and punter with the Cardinals from 1955-1957, and then went to the CFL, starring with the Toronto Argonauts from 1958-1970. He spent the rest of his life in Toronto and died there in 2012, 10 days before his 80th birthday.
Summerall's story about them getting paid is hilarious to me for some reason LoL " I always thought you had no guts and after watching last weeks game film it's confirmed"LoL. And how they drafted a QB just because they liked the way he looked in a magazine picture LoL WTF. How did they ever manage to win the 1947 NFL Championship and make it to the 48 title game
The Cardinals had good ownership until 1947 when the owner suddenly died and was taken over by his wife who from all accounts ran the franchise into the ground. The teams in 1947 and 1948 were loaded with talent especially in the backfield.
As an old Cardinal fan there was a lot of stretching the truth in the video. Some have been corrected in the comments. The Cardinals did draft a QB out of Ohio State in the 7th round in 1955. Dave Leggett. He was a better safety than QB and played only briefly in 55. Had two seasons in Canada. The travel by train line by Summerall was also a partial truth. They did take the train to Green Bay and Cleveland but flew everywhere else.The Bears also took the train to Green Bay and Detroit.
Imagine if the current Arizona Cardinals relocated back to Chicago and the now sad sack Bears had to compete with them???...The useless McCaskey's would probably move the Bears to.... St. Louis???
great qb run 3:50
Gotta love any video of Ollie Matson.
My high school football coach, Lindy Lauro had his NFL debut as a DB for the Cardinals 53 team.
OOPS! My bad! It was the 1951 Cardinal, he played tight offensive Halfback, wore #17.
Hall of Famer Charlie Trippi, who just died at 100, said the players didn’t receive 1947 Championship Rings until 1997.
Trippi just forgot.
I had no idea how bad were the Chicago Cardinals. I followed the St. Louis Cardinals from 1960-1987 and they had 3 very good seasons in the 1960s coming in second place twice only a half game out due to a tie. One year in 1966 they were 7-1-1 behind Charley Johnson when he hurt his knee but did not have a good back-up qb and collapsed. Fan support was never an issue in St. Louis. Bidwell wanted a new football stadium but St. Louis city and county could not agree where to build a new stadium resulting in no stadium. Then years later St. Louis approved a new stadium for the Rams, but their owner just too wealthy for St. Louis instead built SOFI with all his own money but Kroenke was able to multiply his portfolio value placing the team in a large market.
In 1968 they finished 9-4-1 1/2 game behind Cleveland who they beat twice that year. The Browns ended up in the NFL championship game. Incidentally, in typical Cardinal fashion the tie was against the worst team in football.
@@Rockhound6165 I have a St. Louis Football Cardinals history book by a local author named Greg Marecek who really went in to all their near miss seasons. The years 1963, 1964, 1966, and the 1968 season you mention came so close and was prior to expanding more playoffs. You are right about saying they fell short in typical Cardinals fashion. I was born in 1953 in STL and remember those seasons. I remember big games with the Browns and later the Cowboys that decade. Good reminder. Thanls!
GO CHICAGO CARDINALS ❤❤❤❤❤
The video is wrong about the Ollie Matson trade Five of the Rams traded for Matson played for the Cardinals in 1959 - Ken Panfil, Frank Fuller, Art Hauser, Larry Hickman and John Tracey. The second round pick obtained by the Cards in the trade turned out to be Mike McGee, who joined them in 1960. Glen Holtzman and Don Brown never played for the Cards. A rookie named Silas Woods, delivered to the Cards in 1959, never played in the NFL.
#44 at the 2:11 mark is Dave Mann, who played as a halfback and punter with the Cardinals from 1955-1957, and then went to the CFL, starring with the Toronto Argonauts from 1958-1970. He spent the rest of his life in Toronto and died there in 2012, 10 days before his 80th birthday.
…and threw the TD pass @1:00-04…
Hey Bidwell family that 1925 championship wasnt earned by the cardinals. Give it up to Pottsville. #Maroons
Summerall's story about them getting paid is hilarious to me for some reason LoL " I always thought you had no guts and after watching last weeks game film it's confirmed"LoL. And how they drafted a QB just because they liked the way he looked in a magazine picture LoL WTF. How did they ever manage to win the 1947 NFL Championship and make it to the 48 title game
The Cardinals had good ownership until 1947 when the owner suddenly died and was taken over by his wife who from all accounts ran the franchise into the ground. The teams in 1947 and 1948 were loaded with talent especially in the backfield.
3:30 The Cardinals of the 50s never drafted a QB from Ohio State in the 1st or any other round of the draft.
What’s that QBs name?
They drafted 2 QB's in the first round in the 50's: Lamar McHan out of Arkansas in 1954 and King Hill out of Rice in 1958.
As an old Cardinal fan there was a lot of stretching the truth in the video. Some have been corrected in the comments. The Cardinals did draft a QB out of Ohio State in the 7th round in 1955. Dave Leggett. He was a better safety than QB and played only briefly in 55. Had two seasons in Canada. The travel by train line by Summerall was also a partial truth. They did take the train to Green Bay and Cleveland but flew everywhere else.The Bears also took the train to Green Bay and Detroit.
@@joncooper3345, The questionable veracity you mention wasn't isolated to just one or two NFL FILMS productions over its first two or three decades.
I did not know Ollie was a Olympian. I did know he had some great football team mates at USF. Sorry to hear about his final years.
According to research, they had good position players but not line on both sides of the ball. Cincinnati Bengals.
Imagine if the current Arizona Cardinals relocated back to Chicago and the now sad sack Bears had to compete with them???...The useless McCaskey's would probably move the Bears to.... St. Louis???
The Chicago Bears are still a lot more popular in Chicago than the cardinals
Go bears
Oh bless your heart, little man
My mom told me stories about the Chicago cardinals and how they use to play in Chicago
Bring back the red helmets.
Joe Stadihar
@deonramsay6912, Stydahar