Jimmy Conzelman Pro Football Hall of Fame
Championship-winning Chicago Cardinals coach Jimmy Conzelman led the team to the 1947 NFL title.
Jimmy Conzelman was a head coach for the Chicago Cardinals franchise, winning the NFL Championship with the team in 1947. He is one of only two coaches to have had more than one tenure with the Cardinals.
- Role
- Player-Coach Legend
- Team Affiliation
- Chicago Cardinals (Predecessor)
- Hall of Fame Class
- 1968
- Era
- Early NFL History (1920s–1940s)
- Status
- Deceased / Immortalized
Lore & Background
Conzelman is one of two Cardinals coaches to win an NFL Championship, the other being Norman Barry in 1925 (though the 1925 title is disputed and not officially recognized by the NFL). He is also one of only two coaches to have had more than one tenure with the team.
In Their Own Story
The rain slicks the Chicago turf in late autumn. Jimmy stands at the sideline, mud on his leather pads, clipboard in hand. He wipes sweat from his brow, then shouts a play adjustment to the line. The crowd roars, unaware that the man directing their heroes is one of them, wearing the same number on his back just hours before.
Reader's Guide
Jimmy Conzelman coached the Cardinals to the NFL Championship in 1947. He is one of the team's two championship-winning coaches in the pre-Super Bowl era.
Did You Know?
- Jimmy Conzelman is one of only two Cardinals coaches to win an NFL Championship, the other being Norman Barry.
- Conzelman is one of only two coaches to have had more than one tenure with the Cardinals, the other being Ernie Nevers.
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