The man had solely owned the Arizona Cardinals since 1972, 16 years before moving his team to the desert. However the Cardinals have been in the Bidwill family since 1933 when Bill’s dad, Charles Bidwill owned the franchise.
On Wednesday he passed away peacefully according to a statement from the team. “Our dad passed away today the same way he lived his life: peacefully, with grace, dignity and surrounded by family and loved ones,” Cardinals President Michael Bidwill said in a statement.
He touched many lives, mine included. However perhaps the one thing in the football world he’ll be best remembered by was his move to bring NFL football to the Valley of the Sun in 1988.