NFL Champions (1947) During the post-World War II years, the team reached two straight NFL finals against the Philadelphia Eagles, winning in 1947 (eight months after Charles Bidwill's death) but losing the following year. In the late 1950s, after years of bad seasons and losing fans to their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Bears, the Cardinals were almost bankrupt, and owner Violet Bidwill Wolfner became interested in moving the team to a new city.
NFL Champions (1947) During the post-World War II years, the team reached two straight NFL finals against the Philadelphia Eagles winning in 1947 (eight months after Charles Bidwill's death), but losing the following year. In the late 1950s, after yea,rs of bad seasons and losing fans to their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Bears the Cardinals were almost bankrupt and owner Violet Bidwill Wolfner became interested in moving the team to a new, city.