Bill Bidwill

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National Football League team owner human sports executive

Bill Bidwill was an American sports executive best known as the longtime owner of the NFL’s Cardinals franchise, overseeing the team’s moves from St. Louis to Arizona.

Aliases (6)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Football League team owner → human → sports executive →
birthDate	1931-07-31 →
birthPlace	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
burialPlace	St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona →
causeOfDeath	undisclosed illness →
child	Bill Bidwill Jr. → Michael Bidwill → Nicole Bidwill → Patrick Bidwill → Tim Bidwill →
coOwnerWith	Charles Bidwill Jr. →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	2019-10-02 →
deathPlace	Phoenix, Arizona, United States →
educatedAt	Georgetown Preparatory School → Georgetown University →
endTime	as principal owner: 2019 →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	Bidwill →
franchiseFoundedByFamily	Chicago Cardinals →
fullName	William Vogel Bidwill →
givenName	William →
hallOfFameInduction	Arizona Sports Hall of Fame →
honor	Cardinals Ring of Honor inductee →
knownFor	being one of the longest-tenured owners in the NFL →
league	National Football League →
militaryService	United States Navy →
notableAchievement	oversaw construction era leading to State Farm Stadium for the Cardinals →
notableFor	ownership of the NFL Cardinals franchise →
occupation	businessman → sports executive →
ownerOf	Arizona Cardinals → Phoenix Cardinals → St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) →
parent	Charles Bidwill → Violet Bidwill →
positionHeld	principal owner of the Cardinals franchise →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Arizona, United States →
sibling	Charles Bidwill Jr. →
spouse	Nancy Lavezzorio Bidwill →
startTime	as principal owner: 1972 →
teamRelocationOversaw	Phoenix Cardinals renamed Arizona Cardinals in 1994 → St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) to Phoenix, Arizona in 1988 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bill Bidwill ("Michael Bidwill") → Bill Bidwill ("Bill Bidwill Jr.") → Bill Bidwill ("Patrick Bidwill") → Bill Bidwill ("Tim Bidwill") →	child
Arizona Cardinals ("Michael Bidwill") → St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) →	owner
Arizona Cardinals ("Michael Bidwill") →	chairman
Bill Bidwill ("Charles Bidwill Jr.") →	coOwnerWith
Big Red →	franchiseOwnerDuringStLouisEra
Bill Bidwill ("William Vogel Bidwill") →	fullName
Arizona Cardinals ("Michael Bidwill") →	president