Stormy Bidwill, former Sportsman’s Park president and co-owner of NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 97

Stormy Bidwill, former Sportsman’s Park president and co-owner of NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 97

Starting in the 1960s and continuing through the mid-1990s, Stormy Bidwill’s profile as an influential sports owner was comparable to that of George Halas of the Chicago Bears and Arthur and Bill Wirtz of the Chicago Blackhawks. From 1962 to 1972, Bidwill — who died Monday at age 97 — was co-owner and general manager of the NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals, and from 1967 through 1995, he was president of the National Jockey Club that conducted thorough…

In Tribute: Local restaurant's namesake, Stormy Bidwill was true sportsman

Figuratively speaking, it is a requiem for a heavyweight in the realm of 20th century sports. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Donnellan Family Funeral home in Skokie for Stormy Bidwill, who died at age 97 on Nov. 3 at his home in Northfield. A requiem Mass for the former […] The post In Tribute: Local restaurant’s namesake, Stormy Bidwill was true sportsman appeared first on The Record.