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After the war the AAFC placed a team in Chicago, the Rockets, which publicly pushed for the Cardinals to leave town. In 1947 Bidwill outbid the Rockets for the rights to All-American Charley Trippi, signing him to a then record $100,000 contract.
Mar 13, 2020 · Chicago Bears owner George Halas, Wolfner, and Griesiedieck resumed talks that would relocate the Cardinals from Chicago to St. Louis. “The league wanted no more tarrying on the television problem,” Bill Bidwill said.
Sep 17, 2020 · The Chicago Cardinals, now the Arizona Cardinals, had always played second fiddle to the town’s beloved Bears, and was nearly $1 million in debt in today’s dollars. The doctor made the famously competitive Bidwill an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Jun 13, 2019 · George Halas came 50 minutes from losing the Bears in 1933 — until soon-to-be Cardinals owner Charles Bidwill bailed him out - Windy City Gridiron. The true story of how George Halas nearly...
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Nov 3, 2023 · Bidwill made it known he remained a Chicago Bears fan. He was even seen at a Bears home game while his Cardinals were playing an away game. Bidwill was a winner and knew that everything he was...
Sep 2, 2019 · George Halas, right, with Bears coach Ralph Jones, center, and team secretary Charles Bidwell, left, circa 1932. (Chicago Herald and Examiner) After the Bears went 4-9-2 in 1929 — their worst ...
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Charles Bidwill His financial support enabled George Halas to retain ownership of the Chicago Bears in the early days of the Great Depression. He took over the Cardinals in 1932 from Dr. David Jones, a Chicago physician, for the asking price of $50,000 and would subsequently divest himself from his interests in the Chicago Bears.
