St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)

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St. Louis Cardinals
Established 1960 Ended 1987 Played in St. Louis, Missouri
Logo Wordmark
League/conference affiliations
National Football League (1960–1987) Eastern Conference (1960–1969) Century Division (1967–1969) National Football Conference (1970–1987) NFC East (1970–1987)
Uniform
Team colors	Cardinal red, white, black
Personnel
Owner(s)	Violet Bidwill (1960–1962) Bill Bidwill (1962–1987)
General manager	James Carter (1977–1987)
Head coach	Pop Ivy (1960–1961) Wally Lemm (1962–1965) Charley Winner (1966–1970) Bob Hollway (1971–1972) Don Coryell (1973–1977) Bud Wilkinson (1978–1979) Larry Wilson (1979) Jim Hanifan (1980–1985) Gene Stallings (1986–1987)
Team history
Racine Cardinals (1920–1921) Chicago Cardinals (1922–1943, 1945–1959) Card-Pitt (1944) St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987) Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Arizona Cardinals (1994–present)
Team nicknames
Gridbirds Cardiac Cards Big Red Football Cardinals
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (2) NFC East: 1974, 1975
Playoff appearances (4)
NFL: 1964, 1974, 1975, 1982
Home fields
Busch Stadium (1960–1965) Busch Memorial Stadium (1966–1987)

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 moved from Chicago to St. Louis in 1960, and played their first home game there on October 2 at 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 .481 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, Arizona, in 1988.