Principal owner and chairman of the Arizona Cardinals
Board member of
Chair (Arizona Cardinals)
Children
5; including Michael
Parent(s)
Charles Bidwill Violet Bidwill
Awards
NFL Alumni Order of the Leather Helmet (1982)
William Vogel Bidwill (July 31, 1931 – October 2, 2019) was an American businessman and the owner of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He had co-owned the team from 1962 for ten seasons with his brother Charles Jr. and had been sole owner from 1972 until his death in 2019.[1]
The team has been owned by the Bidwill family since 1932. Bill’s father, Charles Sr., purchased the then-Chicago Cardinals for $50K (the equivalent of ~$918K in 2018).[2]
^"Bill Bidwill sole owner of Cards". Southeast Missorian. Cape Girardeau. Associated Press. September 12, 1972. p. 8.
^"Get to know Bill Bidwill, the Arizona Cardinals' owner".
1972 until his death in 2019. The team has been owned by the Bidwill family since 1932. Bill’s father, Charles Sr., purchased the then-Chicago Cardinals...
counsel. Bidwill inherited the team from his father, BillBidwill, who was at least part-owner from 1962 until his death in 2019. Michael Bidwill grew up...
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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just the Phoenix area. The name was initially resisted by team owner BillBidwill. This marked the last season until 2016 that the city of Los Angeles...
28-year stint in St. Louis. He left after a dispute with Cardinals owner BillBidwill and joined the San Diego Chargers in 1978, leading them to three division...
fourth straight season after a Week 13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. BillBidwill, who had owned the team since 1972, died on October 2, 2019, at the age...
It was also the first full season since 1971 without the ownership of BillBidwill, who died during the 2019 season. The team improved on their 5–10–1 record...
sports in the United States. After the death of Arizona Cardinals owner BillBidwill in October 2019, McCaskey became the longest-tenured owner in the NFL...
Peter Schrager Recap, Gamebook Week Three: Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York Date: September...
season ended. This was also the last full season under the ownership of BillBidwill, who died during the 2019 season. Draft trades The Cardinals traded their...
weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 51,115 Referee: Bill Vinovich TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale...
to dwindle, and owner BillBidwill decided to move the team to Arizona. Not long after the end of the 1987 NFL season, Bidwill agreed to move to Phoenix...
expansion of Busch Stadium, but after these failed, Cardinals owner BillBidwill relocated the team to Phoenix, Arizona after the 1987 season. The football...
January 8, 1992) is an American football coach who is currently the BillBidwill Coaching Fellowship recipient and assistant running backs coach for the...
Closed) Game attendance: 63,445 Referee: Carl Cheffers TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Steve Beuerlein Coming off their divisional road win over the 49ers...
GM". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016. "Georgetown Graduate BillBidwill Takes Cardinals' to First Super Bowl". www.guhoyas.com. Archived from...
mistakenly left the field before the final seconds) was fired by owner BillBidwill on December 26. Bidwell cited the lackluster effort by the team as the...
market for the game, and the owners wanted to reward Cardinals owners BillBidwill for his years of service to the league. Arizona civil rights activist...
that the news had reached his family, friends, Cardinals team owner BillBidwill and head coach Vince Tobin, McGinnis declined the position and removed...
Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Game attendance: 61,292 Referee: Bill Vinovich TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer and Lindsay Czarniak...