Professional football (gridiron) oldest existing professional football club is the Arizona Cardinals, a current member of the National Football League. The Cardinals organization, which was originally based on Racine Street in Chicago, has operated near-continuously since 1913, but counts an earlier team that played from 1898 to 1906 as part of its history. The Watertown Red & Black is the oldest semi-professional club, tracing its history to 1896. While the practice of professional and semi-pro teams playing college and amateur teams was common in the 1890s, the Amateur Athletic Union began pressuring and threatening college teams with the loss of amateur status if
Louisville Cardinals football recent news Louisville sported an all chrome red helmet against Florida State University on September 17, 2016. A butterfly design was placed on the back of these specific helmets to give tribute to the late Muhammad Ali. Louisville has honored the jerseys of 18 former players. Their numbers remain active, except Johnny Unitas's No. 16 which was retired in his honor. Louisville has honored the following players. Consensus and unanimous first-team All-Americans in bold. Announced schedules as of May 22, 2017 Louisville Cardinals football The Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in the sport of American football.