Big Red (Cardinals mascot)

Big Red in April 2009

Big Red is the mascot of the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. According to his official biography, he "hatched" on October 4, 1998. He's also 6 foot 4 inches, has a 7-foot wingspan.

He is one of the most recognizable mascots because of his appearance. He is at every home game, and became their mascot on October 4, 1998.

Big Red has also appeared at Super Bowl XLIII, on February 1, 2009, when the Cardinals went against the eventual champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

External links

Official Arizona Cardinals Mascot Page

Arizona Cardinals

Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona

Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head Coaches Players Quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Sun Devil Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium

Culture	Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Cheerleaders Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire "A Tale of Two Springfields" (The Simpsons episode)

Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield 2006 game vs. Chicago Bears

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs

Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (1)	2008

League championships (2)	1925 1947

Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Seasons (96)	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

List of National Football League mascots

American Football Conference

AFC East	AFC North	AFC South	AFC West

Billy Buffalo (Buffalo Bills) T. D. (Miami Dolphins) Pat Patriot (New England Patriots) None (New York Jets)	Poe, Rise & Conquer (Baltimore Ravens) Who Dey (Cincinnati Bengals) Chomps (Cleveland Browns) Steely McBeam (Pittsburgh Steelers)	Toro (Houston Texans) Blue (Indianapolis Colts) Jaxson de Ville (Jacksonville Jaguars) T-Rac (Tennessee Titans)	Miles, Thunder (Denver Broncos) K. C. Wolf, Warpaint (Kansas City Chiefs) Raider Rusher (Oakland Raiders) Boltman (San Diego Chargers)

National Football Conference

NFC East	NFC North	NFC South	NFC West

Rowdy (Dallas Cowboys) None (New York Giants) Air Swoop, Swoop (Philadelphia Eagles) None (Washington Redskins)	Staley Da Bear (Chicago Bears) Roary (Detroit Lions) None (Green Bay Packers) Ragnar, Viktor (Minnesota Vikings)	Freddie Falcon (Atlanta Falcons) Sir Purr (Carolina Panthers) Gumbo, Sir Saint (New Orleans Saints) Captain Fear (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	Big Red (Arizona Cardinals) Rampage (Los Angeles Rams) Sourdough Sam (San Francisco 49ers) Blitz, Taima (Seattle Seahawks)

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