The St. Louis Cardinals of the National...
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League, unhappy with the revenue generated by undersized Busch Memorial Stadium, have entertained offers to move the club to New York, according to a published report.
The Cardinals’ general counsel, Thomas J. Guilfoil, told the New York Times that Cardinal owner William Bidwill “began to listen to people who were interested in bringing a team to New York City” because “of the stadium situation in St. Louis.” Plans have been discussed by New York officials to build a new domed stadium near Shea Stadium, home of baseball’s New York Mets.
New York was left without a football team when the Jets moved from Shea Stadium to East Rutherford, N.J., home of the football Giants, for the 1984-85 season. The Giants moved to New Jersey in 1976.
Guilfoil said he believed that NFL bylaws regulating franchise movement had been invalidated by the courts when Al Davis moved the Raiders from Oakland to Los Angeles.
Busch Memorial Stadium holds 51,392 for football, making it one of the smallest stadiums in the NFL. The Astrodome in Houston holds 50,495.
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