Cardiac Cards

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Cardiac Cards is a nickname for the former St. Louis Cardinals NFL team, referencing their dramatic, late-game comebacks and close finishes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliedToTeamType American football team
associatedWithCoach Don Coryell
associatedWithEra 1970s St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
associatedWithQuarterback Jim Hart
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
currentFranchiseName Arizona Cardinals
fanCultureRole popular nickname among St. Louis Cardinals fans
franchiseContinuity same franchise as the modern Arizona Cardinals
homeCityAtTime St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: "St. Louis, Missouri"
homeStadiumDuringNicknameEra Busch Memorial Stadium
league National Football League
mediaUsage used by sportswriters to describe the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
nicknameAppliesTo St. Louis Cardinals 1974 season
St. Louis Cardinals
surface form: "St. Louis Cardinals 1975 season"
notableCharacteristic high number of games decided in final minutes
reputation for exciting finishes
originalFranchiseName Arizona Cardinals
surface form: "Chicago Cardinals"
reasonForNickname dramatic late-game comebacks
frequent close finishes
refersTo St. Louis Cardinals
surface form: "St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)"
relatedConcept Cardiac Kids
sport American football
subsequentFranchiseName Arizona Cardinals
surface form: "Phoenix Cardinals"
teamColorsDuringNicknameEra cardinal red
white
teamConference NFC
teamDivisionDuringNicknameEra NFC East
timePeriod primarily mid-1970s

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Louis Cardinals alsoKnownAs Cardiac Cards
subject surface form: "St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)"
St. Louis Cardinals shortName Cardiac Cards
this entity surface form: "Cards"

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