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St. Louis Cardinals (football Team)
From 1960 to 1987, the professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals played in St. Louis, Missouri, as the St. Louis Cardinals. The team Relocation of professional sports teams, moved from Chicago to St. Louis in 1960, and played their first home game there on October 2 at Sportsman's Park, Busch Stadium against the New York Giants. Their last home game in St. Louis, played at Busch Memorial Stadium on December 13, 1987, was also against the Giants. Their last game as a St. Louis-based club was on December 27, 1987, at the Dallas Cowboys. During the Cardinals' 28 years in St. Louis, they advanced to the playoffs just four times (1964, 1974, 1975, and 1982), and never hosted a playoff game. Their only postseason win came in the 1964 Playoff Bowl. Their winning percentage of during their time in St. Louis—187 victories, 202 losses, and 13 ties—is better than those in the other two cities the Cardinals have called home. The team moved to Tempe, Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Ivy
Lee Frank "Pop" Ivy (January 25, 1916 – May 17, 2003) was a American football, football player and coach who was the only person to serve as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL), the American Football League (AFL) and the Western Interprovincial Football Union. College A native of Skiatook, Oklahoma, Ivy was part Native Americans in the United States, Native American and earned his nickname because of premature baldness during his playing days. In three years of college football at the University of Oklahoma beginning in 1937, Ivy played both offense and defense for the Oklahoma Sooners football, Sooners, earning 1939 College Football All-America Team, All-American honors in 1939 as an End (American football), end. Ivy never missed a game with the Sooners because of injury, and showed his clutch ability in a 1939 game against the arch-rival Texas Longhorns football, Texas Longhorns. Catching a deflected pass late in the contest, Ivy scored the go-ahead touchdow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
