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ARIZONA · SUN DEVIL STADIUM

The Cardinals,
archived.

Vintage Arizona Cardinals sweatshirts and jerseys, filed by era. 1947 NFL champions as Chicago Cardinals; Super Bowl XLIII appearance.

#97233F·#000000
16
Plummer · 90s
─── A Signature Era ───

Jake the Snake

Phoenix becomes Arizona in '94. Plummer's 1998 team wins at Dallas, the franchise's first playoff win since 1947.

Years
1994–1999
Wore
#16
Tells
Phoenix or Arizona city name
NO. 02 · THE CARDINALS INDEX
1960–1979

60s–70s

St. Louis Cardinals · Cardiac Cards
1980–1989

80s

Cardinals · Last of St. Louis
1990–1999

90s

Cardinals · Jake the Snake
2000–2009

2000s

Arizona Cardinals · Warner & Fitz
NO. 03 · IN THE DESIGN ARCHIVE

Specific Cardinals designs, one page each, with every past eBay example we found.

2008 NFC West Division Championship →Super Bowl XLIII (2009) →

NO. 04 · FIELD NOTES
✓Tag check: does the maker and the country of manufacture fit the era the seller claims?
✓Print check: do the logo, wordmark and any copyright date match that year's team identity?
✓Fit check: ask for pit-to-pit and length in inches; vintage tag sizes run differently.

How to date vintage NFL apparel →