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Although the Cardinals were the dominant baseball team in St. Louis, they did not own their own ballpark. Since 1920, they had rented Sportsman's Park from the St. Louis Browns of the American League. Shortly after buying the Cardinals, Busch bought and extensively renovated the park, renaming it Busch Stadium (but only after a failed attempt ...
The Cardinals are one of the largest privately held firms in St. Louis, bringing in an estimated $233 million in revenue in 2012. [9] DeWitt during the 2011 World Series Parade. In 1997, DeWitt established Cardinals Care, a nonprofit organization that builds baseball fields, helps youth baseball programs, and awards grants to
An investment group led by William DeWitt Jr. owns the St. Louis Cardinals, having bought the team from Anheuser-Busch (AB) in 1996. [143] As with other periods of the Cardinals' transaction history, doubt loomed as to whether the purchaser would keep the team in St. Louis, due to the city's status as a "small market", which appears to handicap ...
As a young man, DeWitt studied law at night at Washington University in St. Louis, passed the Missouri Bar exam, [2] and became treasurer of the Cardinals. DeWitt ultimately joined the Browns, the city's underdog American League (AL) team, in November 1936 as minority owner (initially in partnership with majority stockholder Donald Lee Barnes ...
Michael Bidwill grew up the second of five children in his family, and is the third generation of his family to own the Cardinals. His grandfather, Charles Bidwill, bought the Cardinals in 1933, while they were still in Chicago. When Charles died in 1947, his widow, Violet, inherited the team, moving it to St. Louis in 1960.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. The following is a list of current National Football League franchise owners: Franchise Principal owner Since Ref. Arizona Cardinals Michael Bidwill 1932 Atlanta Falcons Arthur Blank [a] 2002 Baltimore Ravens Steve Bisciotti [a] 2004 Buffalo Bills Terry Pegula 2014 Carolina Panthers ...
Pages in category "St. Louis Cardinals owners" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
b The price for the St. Louis Cardinals included Busch Stadium. c As much as $200,000,000 of the sale price included the team's 20-percent stake in Fox Sports San Diego . [ 6 ]