The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football franchise. They were established in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club in Chicago. They joined the NFL as a charter member in 1920. The Cardinals and Chicago Bears are the last two charter member franchises that are still in operation. In 1960, the team moved to St. Louis.
In 1988, the team moved to Arizona and played their games at Arizona State University for 18 seasons before they built their current stadium in Glendale, Arizona, in 2006. Arizona plays in the NFC West with the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers. The Cardinals have not won the Super Bowl but have won two NFL Championships, having won in 1925 and 1947. The lone Super Bowl the Cardinals made was in 2008 when they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is widely considered the best player in Cardinals history. Fitzgerald played his entire 17-year career with the Cardinals, a rarity in the NFL. The star wide receiver is the Cardinals all-time leader in receptions (1432), yards (17,492) and touchdowns (121. No player has played more games with the Cardinals (263) than Fitzgerald.
