If you are a fan of the Arizona Cardinals you should be very familiar with the long history this team has. Their numerous years as part of the NFL have not only resulted in a lot of Cardinals tickets sales to loyal fans wanting to see them play, but a lot of good stories as well. Since my parents were Cardinal fans back in the day, we have been buying Cardinals tickets ever since I was a small child. Today, I continue the tradition and purchase Cardinals tickets for my family too. Being a constant Cardinals ticket customer, and an all out Cardinals fan, I‘ve heard my share of stories about them, from my dad, the TV, books and magazines. Let me share a few with you that I cannot forget! After finding out about the team, it’s actually fun to get a Cardinal ticket for their next game and watching them play live.
- 1. The Arizona Cardinals are,out of all other teams, the oldest continuous professional football team in all of the United States. The Cardinals havetransferred to different locations many times, as well as have had many different names. If you hear these names, they were actually the Cardinal’s names, at one point or another: Morgan Athletic Club, Racine Normals, Racine Cardinals, Chicago Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals and presently, the Arizona Cardinals. Imagine the confusion in Cardinals ticket from one year to the next, especially if the team just transferred.
- 2. Don Coryell is undoubtedly one of the greatest coaches that has ever worked with the Arizona Cardinals. This guy brought the team great publicity as he was the first coach to ever win 100 games at both the college and the pro football level. That’s a daunting task to achieve but he managed to do it. It just goes to show the talent and skill working in front and behind the scenes of the Cardinals.
- 3. In 2006, some members of the Cardinals thought to start something called the Ring of Honor. The members decided some of the deserving individuals that were to be included in this prestigious circle were Charles Bidwell, Jimmy Conzelman, John “Paddy” Driscoll, Marshall Goldberg, Dick “Night Train” Lane, Ernie Nevers, Charley Trippi and Ollie Matson. This was the first group that was officially inducted as the initial members of the Ring of Honor.
- 4. The Cardinals have actually had some Olympians be part of their team. Ollie Marson is one as he took home 2 bronze medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics for 400m and the 4x400 relay run events. He managed to win these medals after graduating from the University of San Francisco and before he even played his first season for the Chicago Cardinals.
- 5. Everyone must know by now with what the Cardinals mascot looks line, but not all know his name. Fans actually named the Cardinals mascot “Big Red”.
