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1988: Bill Bidwill Announces Cardinals Relocation to Arizona
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Football Cardinals Settle on Phoenix - The New York Times
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Bill Bidwill dies at 88; moved football Cardinals from St. Louis
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Arizona Cardinals owner William 'Bill' Bidwill dies at the age of
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Flashback: January 1988 - The Cardinals leave St. Louis & more
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Busch Memorial Stadium - Wikipedia
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Some were saddened, but Neil Lomax was thrilled when the Big Red
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Arizona Cardinals owner William 'Bill' Bidwill dies at the age of
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History of the Arizona Cardinals - Wikipedia
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Bill Bidwill dies at 88; moved football Cardinals from St. Louis