1920 saw the founding of the National Football League — or, as it was known at the time, the American Professional Football Association. Among the original 14 teams, only two still play today: the Decatur Staleys, which became the Chicago Bears in 1922, and the Racine Cardinals, which, following a series of franchise relocations, became the Arizona Cardinals.

A storied history: Although the Staleys and the Cardinals both joined the APFA on September 17th, 1920, the Cardinals team dates back several years before that. Founded in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club, the players became known as the Racine Street Cardinals thanks to their cardinal red jerseys, purchased used from the University of Chicago.

Finding a home: Unable to find much on-field success in Chicago, the Cardinals moved to their second home, St. Louis, in 1960. After a few relatively successful seasons (NFC East division titles in 1974 and 1975), they moved once again in 1988 to Arizona, where they stayed. (Ironically, although they were first called the Phoenix Cardinals, they’ve never played in Phoenix — only Tempe and Glendale.)

And while their stint in Arizona has been fairly successful (they’ve at least reached the Super Bowl), the Arizona Cardinals also hold the record as the franchise in major U.S. sports that has gone the longest without a championship — 73 years and counting.

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