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4 unusual facts about Violet Bidwill Wolfner


Violet Bidwill Wolfner

She died on January 29, 1962 and is buried at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.

Violet's first season as owner saw the Cardinals, led by the "Dream Backfield" of Paul Christman, Pat Harder, Marshall Goldberg, and Charley Trippi, defeat the Philadelphia Eagles for the franchise's first undisputed league championship.

She inherited the team when her husband, longtime Cardinals owner Charles Bidwill, died before the 1947 season.

In her will, she split her interest in the Cardinals between her sons from her first marriage, Charles Bidwill, Jr. and Bill Bidwill.



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