The Cardinals – based in Chicago at the time – had just won the 1947 NFL Championship, knocking off the Philadelphia Eagles, 28-21.
Violet Bidwill, the Cardinals owner for only months after the death of her husband Charles Bidwill, was in tears.
“It’s just too bad that Charley couldn’t see this,” she told a reporter.
It’s been 75 years since the Cardinals won that NFL title, the last time the franchise took home a championship. And it’s been 75 years since Violet Bidwill became the first female owner in all of pro sports.
“This is a significant year,” current Cardinals owner and Bidwill’s grandson Michael said.
The Eagles visit the Cardinals Sunday at State Farm Stadium, half a country away from Chicago and in the middle of the regular season. But it was a natural point to celebrate the twin 75th anniversaries.
