<Li> Sportsman's Park (1960--1965) </Li> <Li> Busch Memorial Stadium (1966--1987) </Li> <P> The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in St. Louis, Missouri from 1960 to 1987 . This article chronicles the team's history during their time as the St. Louis Cardinals . </P> <P> Chicago Cardinals owner Violet Bidwill had married St. Louis businessman Walter Wolfner in 1949, two years after inheriting the team from her late first husband, Charles Bidwill . When it became obvious that the Cardinals could no longer hope to compete with the Chicago Bears, a move to St. Louis seemed to make sense . </P>

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