What is the oldest team in the NFL?

robboy

This site seems to have some interesting lineage info. I had no idea it went back so far. http://football.about.com/library/weekly/bl_genealogy.htm Nov 29 03, 8:04 AM

Hamlet.

Thanks *robboy, excellent site, one can notice that in 1920 a team called the Chicago Cardinals was formed. They became the St. Louis Cardinals, and today are the Arizona Cardinals. Also in 1921 the Green Bay Packers were created... Nov 29 03, 9:32 AM

mamakin72

If you mean longest ago created, the Decatur Staleys, now the Chicago Bears, were created in 1919. Nov 30 03, 7:10 PM

bityakin

If you consider the point of continous existance as a pro team, it's the Cardinals, even though the team name changed over the years. 1899 Chris O'Brien formed a neighborhood team, which played under the name the Morgan Athletic Club, on the south side of Chicago. The team later became known as the Normals, then the Racine (for a street in Chicago) Cardinals, the Chicago Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phoenix Cardinals, and, in 1994, the Arizona Cardinals. The team remains the oldest continuing operation in pro football http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1869-1910 Jan 27 06, 7:03 PM

mrjwjohnson

The official site of the Hall of Fame says the Cardinals are the oldest professional football team in terms of continuous operation, were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898. Nicknamed after the Cardinal red jerseys they donned in the early years, the team operated in Chicago through 1959, in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, moved to Arizona following the 1987 season. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=1 Oct 15 07, 2:37 PM

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