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Originally Posted by ArcAngel
You do know that the football Cards started in Chicago, right?
So I look at it as a bit of a homage to them.
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Yesseree, I do... you have to remember... EC is older than dirt... I was in my glory days in the 1950s... I remember being disappointed the Cardinals moved.
Here's a little bit of history:
In 1947, the NFL standardized on a 12-game season. This would be the most celebrated year in Cardinals history as the team went 9-3, beating Philadelphia in the championship game 28–21 with their "Million Dollar Backfield", which included quarterback Paul Christman, halfback Charley Trippi, halfback Elmer Angsman, and fullback Pat Harder... but the Cardinals were terrible in the 50s... hence the relocation was justifiable
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Paul Christman was a very good football color analyst in the 1960s and maybe 1970s on television.