President of the Arizona Cardinals - Brother Bidwill helped lead the Cardinals to their first-ever Super Bowl. Missouri Delta Phi, Michael
Bidwill joined the Arizona Cardinals organization in 1996 and today
serves as President. On Sunday, February 1st the Arizona Cardinals played their
first ever Super Bowl Game.
Among his most prominent roles with the Cardinals has been the
development of University of Phoenix Stadium, a project that he
spearheaded from its inception through its August, 2006 opening and
which continues today. The venue has received worldwide acclaim for its
distinctive architecture and cutting-edge design. Even before it
opened, it was selected by BusinessWeek as one of the 10 most
impressive sports facilities in the world and it has been named the
NFL’s top facility each of the last two years by a SportsBusiness
Journal readers survey.
He has not only taken on an ever-increasing role in guiding the
Cardinals but in the National Football League and the greater Phoenix
business community as well. In 2007, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
appointed Michael to the league’s Business Ventures Committee, one of
the NFL’s most prominent. He recently took over as Chair of the
influential Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) and is also a
member of Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL), an organization composed of
the region’s top business and civic leaders.
Michael also serves on Arizona’s Super Bowl Host Committee which
successfully staged Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium
last February and will seek to bring the game back to the state. Strong
community involvement has been a hallmark of Bidwill’s tenure with the
Cardinals and a particular emphasis has been placed on the value of
youth sports. That awareness was recognized in 2005 when the Cardinals
were selected as the NFC recipient of the “2005 Pop Warner NFL Team of
the Year” for their commitment to the development of youth football in
the Arizona area. Two years earlier, that same organization presented
Michael with the Glenn S. “Pop” Warner Award, presented annually by the
national youth football organization to an individual who has achieved
excellence in athletics, scholarship, and life’s endeavors with
integrity and humanity.
Bidwill earned a bachelor of science
degree in finance from St. Louis University in 1987 and in 1990 earned
a law degree from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.
