Violet Bidwill Wolfner

Violet Bidwill Wolfner
Violet Bidwill Wolfner
Born
Violet Fults

January 10, 1900[1]
Red Bud, Illinois, U.S.[1]
DiedJanuary 29, 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 62)
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Burial placeQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois
OccupationOwner of the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals
Years active1947–1962
Spouses
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(died 1947)​
Walter H.S. Wolfner
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(m. 1949)​
Children2 adopted (Bill, Charles Jr.)

Violet Fults Bidwill Wolfner (née Violet Fults; January 10, 1900 – January 29, 1962) was the owner of the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) for over 14 years, from 1947 until her death in early 1962.[2] She inherited the team in April 1947, following the death of her husband Charles Bidwill Sr., who purchased the team in 1933. She was the first woman to become principal owner of an NFL team.[3]

  1. ^ a b New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 for Violet Bidwill
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, Adeline (December 3, 1963). "She seldom wore her many hats". Toledo Blade. Ohio. (Chicago Daily News). p. 24.
  3. ^ "Mrs. Wolfner, Cardinals' owner, dies". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. January 30, 1962. p. 1, part 3.