Arizona Cardinals
2005 - Present

In January 2005, the team unveiled its first major changes in a century. The red cardinal head logo was updated to look sleeker and meaner than the previous cardinal head. The beak was changed from gold to yellow, heavier black outlines were added and this bird is significantly more aggressive looking than the previous bird. Numerous fans had called the previous version a “parakeet.”

Arizona Cardinals
1994 - 2004

Slight changes as the city Phoenix changes to the state of Arizona. The Cardinals become the “Arizona Cardinals.”

Phoenix Cardinals
1988 - 1993

Slight variation of the cardinal head in 1988 for the move to Phoenix.

St. Louis Cardinals
1970 - 1987

In 1970 the logo came to be what is today the streamlined version of the a cardinal head with an attitude. The Cardinals logo was designed by Verlander Design.

St. Louis Cardinals
1960 - 1969

In 1960 the Cardinals logo changed to a red muscled Cardinal carrying a football in football uniform running past the St. Louis Arch.

Chicago Cardinals
1947 - 1959

Starting in 1947, the Cardinal’s logo is a brown and black cardinal perched on the stitches of a white with black outline football.

Chicago Cardinals/Pittsburgh Steelers
1944

In 1944 the Steelers merged with the Chicago Cardinals and were known as “CARD-PITT” and informally known as the “Car-Pitts” or “Carpets.” The Steelers went solo again for the 1945 season.

Chicago Cardinals
1920 - 1934

The 1920’s Chicago Cardinals logo had an interlocking “CC” logo with a wishbone “C” and a regular “C” in red.