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Chicago Cardinals Artifacts

Joe Ziemba Shares Portions of his Vast Chicago Cardinals Collection of Memorabilia
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Introduction

Our guest has been a fan of the game of football nearly all of his life. A longtime Chicago resident, Joe Ziemba has transformed his love for the game into a research, writing, podcasting, and a collecting passion for the team formerly known as the Chicago Cardinals.

Here is more about our guest...


Joe Ziemba

Joe Ziemba is the award-winning author of the book "When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL," "Cadets, Cannons and Legends: The Football History of Morgan Park Military Academy," and "Bears vs. Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry. He is also the host of the Award Winning Podcast When Football was Football, found on the Sports History Network.



The Photos and Autographs of Cardinal Greats

Joe has some tremendous Chicago Cardinals players photos complete with autographs in his collection on memorabilia.

Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski

Paddy Driscoll

Ernie Nevers


More Chicago Cardinals Lore

Joe shares some of his most treasured items on display at a local Chicago museum.

This antique Bobble Head displays the team colors bringing joy to all that behold.


Special Thanks

We really appreciate Joe Ziemba sharing his collection with these images, and his stories and time to help preserve the history of such fantastic items.


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