Hapless Bills Fan Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 16 hours ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: Sorry if duplicated I have never been a fan of any St Louis football teams including "greatest show on turf" but as a long time St Louis resident @#$% Bill Bidwell and condolences to his family. 1
row_33 Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 16 hours ago, stuvian said: a generation of mediocre football interrupted by a Kurt Warner comeback not sure why this is a bad thing for football, the less guys like this the better NO CARDINALS PLAYOFF WINS FROM 1948 TO 1998 the Bills are sorta working on it, but think of a streak of no playoffs wins going 1996 to ????? imagine the next Bills playoff win occurring in over 25 more years.... actually.....
Bob in STL Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, Rico said: RIP Bill. Horrible owner, but still better than Ralph. I lived in St Louis when Bill Bidwell was the owner. He was quite possibly the worst owner in NFL history. Anything good that ever happened to the Cardinal franchise in Arizona (because nothing good ever did on St Louis) happened after he stepped down. Out of respect to him I wont get into the many issues, none of that matters. Ralph is a Hall of Fame member. He did things in the early AFL days that kept the league viable or there would be no AFL survival and merger. He kept the Bills in Buffalo when he could have made TONS of money elsewhere. He supported small markets and voted NO on every single relocation. He cared about FANS. Even today Buffalo benefits from his philanthropy. These things are well documented. Edited October 3, 2019 by Bob in STL
row_33 Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 Ralph raised his family to know enough to get the ****** out of owning a team.
GunnerBill Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 19 hours ago, Rico said: RIP Bill. Horrible owner, but still better than Ralph. Actually I think one of the few who was worse. 1
Steve O Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 21 hours ago, 1st&ten said: RIP Mr. Bidwell-----here's a news article about him---- http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/longtime-cardinals-owner-william-v-bidwill-dies-at-88/ar-AAIcgpz?ocid=ientp From the article "...But privately he was an extremely charitable man, distributing money to many local causes, usually done quietly with no publicity. Charitable contributions also were made through the Cardinals Foundation, formed shortly after the franchise moved to Arizona in 1988..." Ralph did things the same way during his life, and continues to give back (in a somewhat louder manner) posthumously through his foundation.
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