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71-478: It is sometimes confused with Port Tampa Bay (formerly the Port of Tampa ), Tampa's larger port area near downtown on the northern end of Hillsborough Bay . As most of it being a historical district, it used to be a impoverished neighborhood with ghettos, projects, trailer parks & section-8 homes, the city has been gentrifying in the recent years. Also known as PT, PTC, or Port Tampa City. The town of Port Tampa City

142-611: A cardinal bird ( pyrrhuloxia ) perched on the laces of a football. The Cardinals moved to Arizona in 1988 , and the flag of Arizona was added to the sleeves the following year. In 1990 , the team began wearing red pants with their white jerseys, as new coach Joe Bugel wanted to emulate his former employer, the Washington Redskins , who at the time wore burgundy pants with their white jerseys (the Redskins later returned to their 1970s gold pants with all their jerseys). In 1994 ,

213-635: A bank, was saved from demolition through a community effort spearheaded by the Port Tampa City Woman's Club and the Civic Association of Port Tampa. The Port Tampa City Women's Club had run the library from 1951–1961. The renovated building, the former Commerce Bank Building, was converted into the Port Tampa City Library in 1998. Its second floor houses Tampa's Maritime Reading Room, with its artifacts, books and coastal maps. The library

284-533: A close rivalry, it is often lopsided on both ends. After the 49ers won nine of ten meetings between 2009 and 2013, the Cardinals won eight straight meetings between 2014 and 2018. The 49ers lead the series 34–29. The two teams have yet to meet in the playoffs. The historic rivalry between the Cardinals and the Chicago Bears features the only two teams that remain from the league's inception in 1920. At that time,

355-569: A handful of Cuban-American protesters objected to the Port's ties with Carnival because the company is doing business with the Castro regime. Carnival had initially imposed the ban because Cuban law prohibits Cuban-born people from returning there by sea, even though they can do so on commercial flights, but on April 18 released a statement saying, "All travelers can book its cruises to Cuba, including Cuban-born individuals, in anticipation of Cuba allowing travel on

426-522: A handshake deal with state and local officials, and the team became the Phoenix Cardinals . The team changed their name to the Arizona Cardinals on March 17, 1994. The Cardinals hired Vince Tobin as head coach prior to the 1996 season. In his first season, he led the team to a 7–9 mark in the 1996 season. The team regressed in the 1997 season with a 4–12 record. The 1998 NFL season saw

497-615: A key port for steamers during the U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898) and the Spanish-American War (1898). The Tampa Port Commission was formed with members appointed by the governor of Florida . Local, state, federal and private enterprise collaborated to enable the founding of Port Tampa Bay. Local voters approved a bond issue for funds to build municipal docks and onshore structures which were completed in 1924. A 27-foot (8.2 m) deep channel for ships

568-657: A neighborhood group gathered to play on the South Side of Chicago , calling themselves the Morgan Athletic Club . Chicago painting and building contractor Chris O'Brien acquired the team, which he moved to Normal Field on Racine Avenue. The team was known as the Racine Normals until 1901, when O'Brien bought used jerseys from the University of Chicago . After he described the faded maroon clothing as " Cardinal red ",

639-586: A pay raise for CEO Paul Anderson that brings his salary to $ 597,000 per year. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a leader of the Narváez expedition to establish Spanish colonies in La Florida. Their ships anchored in Tampa Bay on 12 April 1528. Cabeza de Vaca saw the great naval and maritime commerce potential of the bay and described it as “The Port of which we speak is the best in the world.” They continued to explore

710-510: A playoff game at home: their 5–0 record encompasses the 1947 NFL Championship Game , two games during the 2008–09 NFL playoffs, one during the 2009–10 playoffs , and one during the 2015–16 playoffs . In their 36 seasons since moving to the Valley of the Sun in 1988, the Cardinals have a total of six playoff appearances, three division titles, and the one NFC championship. The franchise dates to 1898, when

781-664: A preseason game against the Denver Broncos . The Cardinals wore white at home for the first time in a regular-season game at State Farm Stadium against the Houston Texans on October 11, 2009 . In October 2009, the NFL recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month , and players wore pink-accented items, including gloves, wristbands, and shoes. The team thought the pink accents looked better with white uniforms than with red. From 1970 through 1983, and again in many seasons between 1989 and 2002,

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852-712: A professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area . The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division , and play their home games at State Farm Stadium in Glendale , a suburb northwest of the state capital of Phoenix . The team was established in Chicago in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club , and joined

923-470: A similar basis as they would if they were traveling by air." The cruise terminal and port headquarters are located along Channelside Drive. The nearest major highway to the port is the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway , which runs along the northern edge of the port. Elevated, reversible lanes on the expressway run from Meridian Avenue (three blocks west of the cruise terminal) to Interstate 75 and

994-934: Is approximately 25 sea miles from the Gulf of Mexico . The port district includes parts of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay and the Hillsborough River . The port serves container ships, tank ships, and cruise lines. As of 2023, Port Tampa Bay ranks 24th in the United States by total trade in cargo tonnage . It is the largest, most diversified port in Florida, has an economic impact of more than $ 15.1 billion, and supports over 80,000 jobs. Cargo shipping includes bulk and tanker ships, as well as roll-on/roll-off ships and container cargo ships . The port additionally operates ship repair facilities. Currently connected to major Asian container ports, with global connections,

1065-611: Is credited for making Tampa a port, because he started with a sailing ship between Tampa, Mobile and New Orleans and then transported cattle to Cuba with two steamships. After the American Civil War (1861-1865), Tampa’s cattle trade was taken over by Dr. Howell Tyson Lykes who founded the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company . The railroad tycoon Henry B. Plant built a rail connection from Old Port Tampa (now Port Tampa ) to Jacksonville in 1884. By 1888,

1136-453: Is now run by the county. The official boundaries of the city of Port Tampa were lands west of Manhattan Avenue to Tampa Bay and everything south of the old east-west railroad track north of McCoy St. Locals sometimes refer to it as anything "south of Gandy" although this is not exactly true, as there are several other distinct neighborhoods across the Tampa peninsula besides Port Tampa. Port Tampa

1207-457: Is one of only two communities directly founded by Henry Plant's investment company; the other, Belleair in Pinellas County near Clearwater, was founded in 1896 surrounding Plant's Belleview Hotel. Future President Theodore Roosevelt stayed at a Port Tampa home during his final days in Tampa before embarking with his Rough Riders to Cuba during the 1898 Spanish-American war. Tommy Gomez

1278-521: The 1988 season, the team moved to Tempe, Arizona , an eastern suburb of Phoenix , where it played home games for the next 18 seasons at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University . In 2006 , the team moved to their current home field in suburban Glendale , although their executive offices and training facility remain in Tempe . From 1988 to 2012 (except 2005, when they trained in Prescott ),

1349-463: The 2008–09 NFL playoffs . During that season, they won their only NFC Championship Game since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger , and reached Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, losing 27–23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers . The team has won five division titles ( 1974 , 1975 , 2008 , 2009 , and 2015 ) since their 1947–48 NFL championship game appearances. The Cardinals are the only NFL team that has never lost

1420-593: The National Football League . Port Tampa Bay Port Tampa Bay , known as the Port of Tampa until January 2014, is the largest port in the state of Florida and is overseen by the Tampa Port Authority , a Hillsborough County agency. The port is located in Tampa, Florida near downtown Tampa 's Channel District . The port directly accesses Tampa Bay on the western coast of the Florida Suncoast , and

1491-482: The Philadelphia Eagles , winning in 1947 (eight months after Charles Bidwill 's death) but losing the following year. In the late 1950s, after years of bad seasons and losing fans to their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Bears , the Cardinals were almost bankrupt, and owner Violet Bidwill Wolfner became interested in moving the team to a new city. Due to the formation of the rival American Football League ,

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1562-513: The Playoff Bowl , a now-defunct post-season game for third place, in 1964 against the Green Bay Packers by a score of 24–17. The overall mediocrity of the Cardinals, combined with a then- 21-year-old stadium , caused game attendance to dwindle, and owner Bill Bidwill decided to move the team to Arizona. Not long after the end of the 1987 NFL season , Bidwill agreed to move to Phoenix on

1633-552: The Red Sea or the Bird Gang , with several notable fans such as Blake Shelton and Jordin Sparks . In honor of the tragic death of former safety Pat Tillman , the Cardinals strengthened their relationship with members of the armed forces community. The team regularly markets to military personnel and frequently visits nearby Luke Air Force Base in support of Arizona's servicemen. Both

1704-594: The Rough Riders , the Buffalo Soldiers , Clara Barton of the American Red Cross , Richard Harding Davis , Stephen Crane , and Frederic Remington . Port Tampa became less important when several dredging projects made the Port of Tampa accessible to all shipping. The port is still in use, however, and is the main entry point for fuel for both Tampa International Airport and MacDill Air Force Base . Though

1775-504: The World Series in 1948). The Cardinals have recorded the most losses by a franchise in NFL history with 803 regular season losses as of 2023 . The team's all-time win–loss record (including regular season and playoff games) at the conclusion of the 2023 season was 596–826–41 ( 588–816–41 in the regular season, 7–10 in the playoffs). They have been to the playoffs 11 times and have won seven playoff games, including three in

1846-405: The 2000 season, Tobin was fired after a 2–5 start. Dave McGinnis finished the season out with a 1–8 record. Prior to the 2001 season, the Cardinals named McGinnis as their full-time head coach. He coached for three seasons, regressing each year record-wise. He was fired by the team following the 2003 season. Prior to the 2004 season, the Cardinals hired Dennis Green as head coach. He coached

1917-598: The 7–8–1 NFC South champions, the Carolina Panthers . The next year , the Cardinals set a franchise-best 13–3 record and clinched their first-ever first-round playoff bye as the NFC's second seed. They defeated the Green Bay Packers 26–20 in overtime , giving quarterback Carson Palmer his first playoff victory. The Cardinals then advanced to their second NFC Championship Game in their history but were blown out by

1988-618: The Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys, and the Cardinals were the Racine Cardinals . In 1922, the matchup between the teams became known as "The Battle of Chicago" for 38 years, making it the first true rivalry in the league's history. The Bears lead the all-time series 59–29–6. Whilst the Cardinals were located in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987; the team took part in an instate rivalry with

2059-575: The Cardinals break two long droughts, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The team got their first postseason win since 1947 by defeating the Dallas Cowboys 20–7 in the wild-card round of the playoffs . The Cardinals saw their run end in the Divisional Round with a 41–21 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The Cardinals regressed to a 6–10 record in the 1999 season. In

2130-518: The Cardinals conducted their annual summer training camp at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff . The Cardinals moved their training camp to State Farm Stadium, then known as University of Phoenix Stadium, in 2013. The Cardinals have won two NFL championships, both while the team was in Chicago. The first, in 1925 , was disputed by supporters of the runner-up Pottsville Maroons . Their second , and

2201-399: The Cardinals moved from Sun Devil Stadium to State Farm Stadium in 2006, as early-season games (and some home games late in the season) were played with the roof closed. With the temperature inside at a comfortable 70 °F (21 °C), the team opted to wear red jerseys at home full-time. The Cardinals wore white jerseys at home for the first time at State Farm Stadium on August 29, 2008, in

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2272-476: The Cardinals participated in the NFL's 75th-anniversary throwback uniform program. The jerseys were similar to those of the 1920s Chicago Cardinals, with an interlocking "CC" logo and three stripes on each sleeve. The uniform numbers were moved to the right chest. The pants were khaki to simulate the color and material used in that era. The Cardinals also stripped the logos from their helmets for two games: at Cleveland and home vs. Pittsburgh . The Cardinal head on

2343-562: The Cardinals would wear white when hosting the Dallas Cowboys in order to force the Cowboys to don their "jinxed" blue jerseys. They have not done this since moving into State Farm Stadium, however. The 2010 season saw the Cardinals debut a new, alternate black jersey. In 2017 , the Cardinals debuted an all-black set for the NFL Color Rush program. While the regular black alternates featured white lettering and are paired with white pants,

2414-428: The Cardinals' Color Rush alternates used red lettering and black pants for the occasion. Starting in 2022, both black uniforms would be paired with an alternate black helmet with black facemasks. Before the 2023 season, the Cardinals unveiled new uniforms. Most notably, the team opted to wear all-red uniforms at home and all-white uniforms on the road, with all-black uniforms as the alternate. The red uniform featured

2485-447: The Cardinals' best efforts; the Rams have been 9–1 since hiring head coach Sean McVay in 2017. The Week 17 matchup of the 2020 season saw both teams playing for a playoff berth; despite the injury to Rams quarterback Jared Goff , the Cardinals lost 18–7 and were eliminated from the postseason. The Cardinals' streak ended against the Rams the following season. They took the lead in the NFC over

2556-605: The Cardinals. The Cardinals were also guilty of breaking NFL rules by scheduling two additional games against the Hammond Pros and the Milwaukee Badgers, both of whom had already disbanded for the season. The game against the Badgers spurred a scandal when the Badgers filled out their roster with four high school players, in violation of NFL rules. During the post- World War II years, the team reached two straight NFL finals against

2627-757: The Carolina Panthers, and the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time in their history. They lost Super Bowl XLIII 27–23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the final seconds of the game. After their historic 2008 season, the Cardinals posted a 10–6 record in 2009 , their first season with 10 wins in Arizona. The Cardinals clinched their second consecutive NFC West title but were defeated by eventual Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints , 45–14 in

2698-521: The Dallas Cowboys and lost, 27–10. Arizona did not wear the red pants for the remainder of the season and won four of their last seven games. However, the following season, in 2007 , the Cardinals again wore their red pants for their final 3 home games. They wore red pants with white jerseys in games on the road at the Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks. They paired red pants with red jerseys,

2769-567: The Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round. They failed to improve their record in 2022 , dropping to the bottom of NFC West at 4–13, and missing the playoffs. Kingsbury was fired as head coach following the 2022 season. Under first year head coach Jonathan Gannon, the Cardinals once again finished in fourth in the NFC West with a 4–13 record in 2023. Starting in 1947 , the team had a logo of

2840-522: The NFL allowed Bidwill to move the team to St. Louis , Missouri, where they became the St. Louis Cardinals . They were locally called the "Big Red", the "Gridbirds" or the "Football Cardinals" to avoid confusion with the local baseball team of the same name. During the Cardinals' 28-year stay in St. Louis, they advanced to the playoffs just three times (1974, 1975 and 1982), never hosting or winning. They did, however, win

2911-481: The NFL as a charter member on September 17, 1920. The Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the United States , and, along with the Chicago Bears , are the only NFL charter member franchises still in operation. In 1960 , the team moved to St. Louis , where it was commonly referred to as the "Football Cardinals", the "Gridbirds", or the "Big Red" to avoid confusion with Major League Baseball 's (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals . Before

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2982-478: The Port and the interstate system. Port Tampa Bay is governed by a board of seven commissioners, five of whom are appointed by Florida's governor , the other two being the current Mayor of Tampa and a member of the Hillsborough County Commission. Current Members: Port Tampa Bay's Leadership team can be found here: Port Tampa Bay Leadership In November 2023, Port commissioners approved

3053-563: The Port as a port of call. It has three cruise terminals. Fiscal year 2014 saw 888,343 passengers come through the port, encompassing 198 cruise ship calls. Nearby attractions include Channelside , The Florida Aquarium , and Ybor City . In April 2016, a reversal in Carnival's policy banning Cuban-born Americans from booking cruises to Cuba sparked protests in Miami and at the Port Tampa Bay, where

3124-475: The Rams and started the season 7–0. In the following matchup, the Rams won on Monday Night Football; the Cardinals lost 6 of 10 games after their 7–0 start. The Cardinals would clinch a wild card berth after a week 17 win over the Dallas Cowboys . They played the Rams in Los Angeles and lost 34–11 as Kyler Murray threw 2 interceptions with one returned for a touchdown. The Rams lead the series 50–40–2 while leading

3195-475: The all-red combination, for home games against the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and St. Louis Rams. The red pants were not worn at all in 2008 , but they were used in home games against Seattle, Minnesota, and St. Louis in 2009 . The red pants were paired with the white road jersey for the first time in three years during a 2010 game at Carolina, but the white jersey/red pants combination

3266-546: The bay on stilts. Port Tampa was the primary port of embarkation for the Spanish–American War in Cuba . In June 1898 Port Tampa and the city of Tampa hosted more than 33,000 visitors including military officers, enlisted men, nurses, civilian clerks, teamsters, packers, stevedores, war correspondents, tourists, and a host of foreign military observers. Wartime notables who passed through Port Tampa included Teddy Roosevelt and

3337-546: The city of Port Tampa was annexed by the City of Tampa in 1961, community members still recognize the neighborhood's heritage. A centennial celebration was held in 1993, complete with home tours, and a large block party in the Spanish–American War Memorial Park at the corner of Interbay Blvd. and Westshore Blvd. A large neoclassical style building with marble base and glazed terracotta tile above, formerly used as

3408-436: The divisional playoffs. After the 2012 season, the Cardinals fired Whisenhunt as head coach. Prior to the 2013 season, the team hire Bruce Arians as head coach. Arians' first season with the team saw the Cardinals go 10–6 but miss the postseason in 2013. The next time they would make the playoffs would be in 2014 , as a wild card. They set the best regular-season record in their history in Arizona at 11–5 but were defeated by

3479-547: The first to be won in a championship game , came in 1947 , nearly two decades before the first Super Bowl . They returned to the title game to defend in 1948 , but lost the rematch 7–0 in a snowstorm in Philadelphia . The team has since suffered many losing seasons and, as of 2024, has the longest active championship drought in North American sports at 77 seasons (one more than MLB's Cleveland Guardians , who last won

3550-520: The helmet also appeared on the sleeve of the white jersey from 1982 to 1995. In 1996, the state flag of Arizona was moved higher on the sleeve after the Cardinal head was eliminated as sleeves on football jerseys became shorter, and black was removed as an accent color, instead replaced with a blue to match the predominant color of the state flag. In 2002, the Cardinals began to wear all-red and all-white combinations, and continued to do so through 2004, prior to

3621-591: The league the same year. In 1925 , the Cardinals were awarded the NFL Championship after the Pottsville Maroons were suspended for playing a game in what was deemed "another team's territory." Having beat the Cardinals in a head-to-head game earlier in the season, the Pottsville Maroons won their extra game against the University of Notre Dame , helping them finish the year with the same record as

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3692-416: The likes of Carson Palmer or Kyler Murray for the Cardinals against Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson for the Seahawks during the era. Seattle leads the series 25–22–1, and the two teams have yet to meet in the playoffs. Though they first met in 1951 and would meet occasionally until 2000, this would not become a full-fledged rivalry until both teams were placed in the NFC West division in 2002. While

3763-419: The oldest and most intense divisional rivalry for the Cardinals, the matchup saw both teams first meet during the 1937 NFL season , while the Rams played in Cleveland, and the Cardinals were still originally located in Chicago. Both teams had played in St. Louis for a brief period in their histories. Their Rivalry with the Los Angeles Rams has resurged in recent years as both teams found playoff success, despite

3834-598: The port is focused on growing its container trade. Millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements are underway or in the planning phase. Weekly containerized cargo service is available at Port Tampa Bay. Ports America operates two container berths, three gantry cranes, a 100-ton Mobile Harbor Crane and a container terminal. In 2014, the Port spent $ 21.5 million on two new gantry cranes purchased from Zhenhua , which will be operational in 2016. The shipping companies Zim Integrated Shipping Services , Mediterranean Shipping Company , and COSCO are among those who do business at

3905-529: The port. The port is also home to Foreign Trade Zone #79 . Foreign Trade Zone No. 79 assists companies in Tampa Bay and along the I-4 Corridor in importing, exporting, manufacturing, and distribution activities. Tampa is also one of the most popular departure ports for western Caribbean cruises in the United States. Five cruise lines homeport at Port Tampa Bay: Carnival Cruise Lines , Royal Caribbean International , Holland America Line , Margaritaville at Sea , and Norwegian Cruise Line . AIDA Cruises uses

3976-431: The postseason series 2–0. One of the newer rivalries in the NFL, the Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks became divisional rivals after both were moved to the NFC West as a result of the league's realignment in 2002. This rivalry has become one of the NFL's more bitter in recent years, as the mid-to-late 2010s often saw the Seahawks and Cardinals squaring off for NFC West supremacy. The rivalry featured such clashes between

4047-433: The rail tracks connected with New York . One of his steamers called the Mascotte was put on the city seal of Tampa when it became an incorporated city in 1887. The Mascotte was active in the Tampa-Key West-Havana trade. In the late 1880s, Tampa’s first cigar factories opened after phosphate was discovered in Central Florida . Tampa became the principal port for shipping cigars. Port Tampa gained national prominence as

4118-412: The red and white jerseys have the option of red or white pants. Hoping to break a six-game losing streak, the Cardinals wore the red pants for the first time on October 29, 2006, in a game at Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers. The Packers won 31–14, and the Cards headed into their bye week with a 1–7 mark. Following the bye week, the Cardinals came out in an all-red combination at home against

4189-402: The state name in front in addition to white numbers with silver trim. The white uniform featured red numbers with black trim, and red and silver stripes along the pants and sleeves. The black alternate uniform design mirrored that of the white uniform, featuring red numbers with silver trim, and red and silver stripes along the pants and sleeves. On both uniforms, the silver sleeve stripe contained

4260-472: The suburb of Brandon . A significant amount of truck traffic to and from the port once traveled on the urban streets of Ybor City , one of just two National Historic Districts in Florida. The Interstate 4 – Selmon Expressway Connector , completed in 2013, is a 1.1-mile (1.8 km) highway which has exclusive truck lanes to route truck traffic from Interstate 4 directly to Port Tampa Bay, which now allows trucks to bypass city roads and travel directly between

4331-410: The team became the Racine Street Cardinals . Eventually in 1920, the team became a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which was rechristened the National Football League (NFL) two years later. The team entered the league as the Racine Cardinals, but changed their name to the Chicago Cardinals in 1922 to avoid confusion with the Horlick-Racine Legion , who entered

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4402-416: The team name. Both the red and white uniforms are worn with white helmets and silver facemasks, while the black uniform is worn with the black helmets from 2022. The new helmets featured silver flakes while the black helmet had red flakes in them. The Cardinals' playoff drought has exhibited resilience for some fans who have shown longtime devotion to the team. Fans of the Cardinals are often referred to as

4473-425: The team to three consecutive losing seasons before being fired following the 2006 season. The Cardinals hired Ken Whisenhunt as head coach prior to the 2007 season. In his first season with the team, Whisenhunt led the Cardinals to a 8–8 record in the 2007 season. In the 2008 postseason , the Cardinals, led by quarterback Kurt Warner , won the Wild Card Round over the Atlanta Falcons, the Divisional Round against

4544-415: The team's makeover. In 2005 , the team unveiled its first major changes in a century. The cardinal-head logo was updated to look sleeker and meaner than its predecessor. Numerous fans had derisively called the previous version a " parakeet ". Black again became an accent color after an eight-year absence, while trim lines were added to the outside shoulders, sleeves, and sides of the jerseys and pants. Both

4615-401: The top-seeded 15–1 Panthers 49–15, committing seven turnovers. The Cardinals then fell to 7–8–1 in 2016 and 8–8 in 2017 . After the 2017 season, Arians retired as head coach. The Cardinals hired Steve Wilks to be the head coach prior to the 2018 season. The team dropped to a 3–13 record in 2018 , tying the franchise record set in 2000 for the worst record in a 16-game season. Wilks

4686-623: The upper Gulf Coast . In 1819 the Adams–Onís Treaty ceded Florida from the Spanish Empire to the United States. In 1821, James Forbes was the U.S. marshal of Florida and he wrote that the bay must “afford protection to our own trade and be of vital importance to our naval grandeur.” Fort Brooke was established at the mouth of the Hillsborough River in 1824. During the Seminole Wars (1816-58), there were primitive wharves where steamships and sailing vessels docked to deliver military supplies, slaves and export hides and lumber. James McKay Sr. and his wife moved to Tampa in 1846. McKay Sr.

4757-417: Was a heavyweight boxer from Port Tampa City. He fought several well-known heavyweights like Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott in venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York City. Hulk Hogan grew up in Port Tampa and attended Robinson High School when he was still known as Terry Bollea. Javier Arenas graduated from Robinson High School . He was a cornerback with the Arizona Cardinals of

4828-667: Was completed in 1929. Tampa's public works department replaced the port commission. The shipyards gained activity during World War II. In 1945, after the war a local referendum created the Hillsborough County Port Authority which was later renamed to Tampa Port Authority. The 34-foot (10.36 m) deep channel was completed in the 1960s and a 43-foot (13.10 m) deep main ship channel in the 1970s. Arizona Cardinals National Football League ( 1920 –present) 1944 due to shortage of players during World War II (temporary merger with Pittsburgh Steelers ): 1959 before relocation to St. Louis : The Arizona Cardinals are

4899-447: Was established in 1885 at the end of Henry B. Plant 's railroad line. The shallow draft of Tampa Bay made Tampa's main port inaccessible for the larger ships of the day, so Plant built a new port several miles away. To help bring visitors and residents to this new development, Plant built the St. Elmo Inn and Port Tampa Inn at the end of his rail line. The Port Tampa Inn was larger and had the distinction of being constructed directly on

4970-419: Was fired following the season. The Cardinals hired Kliff Kingsbury as head coach prior to the 2019 season. At the 2019 NFL Draft, the Cardinals used the top overall pick in the draft on Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray. The team improved to 5–10–1 in 2019 and 8–8 in 2020 . In 2021 , the Cardinals went 11–6, posting a winning record and returning to the postseason for the first time since 2015, but lost to

5041-545: Was not used again until 2018, when they broke out the combination against the Kansas City Chiefs . The Cardinals' first home game in Arizona, in 1988, saw them play in red jerseys. Thereafter, for the next 18 years in Arizona, the Cardinals, like a few other NFL teams in warm climates, wore their white jerseys at home during the first half of the season—forcing opponents to suffer in their darker jerseys during Arizona autumns that frequently see temperatures over 100 °F (38 °C). However, this tradition did not continue when

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