SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Sorry if duplicated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 The last of the old guard. Sad. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st&ten Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 RIP Mr. Bidwell-----here's a news article about him---- http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/longtime-cardinals-owner-william-v-bidwill-dies-at-88/ar-AAIcgpz?ocid=ientp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, TroutDog said: The last of the old guard. Sad. yes he was...RIP.....Jr took over and started to take the club to the next level spending wise....Sr was more like our late RW.......and now Jr has a mess on is hands..... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Is Bidwell responsible for bring Buddy Ball to the desert?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 RIP Condolences to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said: Is Bidwell responsible for bring Buddy Ball to the desert?!?! On arriving in Phoenix, Ryan announced, "You've got a winner in town." He lasted 2 seasons. Jeez, that sounds really familiar... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: On arriving in Phoenix, Ryan announced, "You've got a winner in town." He lasted 2 seasons. Jeez, that sounds really familiar... The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Huh. I thought he died a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 a generation of mediocre football interrupted by a Kurt Warner comeback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 RIP Bill. Horrible owner, but still better than Ralph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Rico said: RIP Bill. Horrible owner, but still better than Ralph. Bidwill moved his team. Ralph didn't. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bidwill Quote Bidwill's ownership was marked by little success. In his 57 years as at least part-owner, the Cardinals only made the playoffs eight times (1974, 1975, 1982, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2015). He 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, in spite of the fact that the team was well supported by the local fans. Bidwill had also publicly pledged to support a future effort to gain an expansion franchise for St. Louis. Instead, he voted to approve a new franchise in Jacksonville, Florida. However, St. Louis eventually gained a new franchise anyway, the relocated Los Angeles Rams in 1995. The Rams returned to Los Angeles in 2016. Bidwill had a reputation for running the Cardinals rather cheaply; the Cardinals had one of the lowest payrolls in the league for many years. Following the move to State Farm Stadium in 2006, the team began to spend more money. The increased revenue paid off in 2008, when the Cardinals won their division for the first time since 1975 (when the team was based in St. Louis), hosted a playoff game for only the second time in franchise history (the previous coming in 1947 as a Chicago team) and advanced to Super Bowl XLIII. They won two more division titles in 2009 and 2015. Edited October 2, 2019 by WhoTom 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 21 minutes ago, Rico said: RIP Bill. Horrible owner, but still better than Ralph. Buffalo likely wouldn't have a team if it wasn't for Ralph. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wo-Bah Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Regardless of how he ran his football team, he was still a person who should be missed by the NFL. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Hes going to the big Superbowl in the sky. Robert Kraft will not be there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chill Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Sad. Hope they’re not saddled with the threat of the team leaving now. That was a huge burden on Bills fans when Ralph passed. Just not necessary. Rest In Paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Surprisingly I can't find any stories about Bidwell in the St Louis newspapers. Maybe they haven't heard the news. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 From what I understand, he was very philanthropic within the Phoenix community but this does not absolve him of his sins of moving a franchise with a healthy fan base. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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