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1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' bre ...

Chicago Cardinals season was their second in the

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. Although a myth persists that the team billed itself as the "Racine Cardinals", by 1921, the press generally referred to the team as the "Chicago Cardinals" and references to Chris O'Brien's team with the Racine name were few. The team had no connection to

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and played at

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's Racine Avenue. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous output of 6–2–2, winning only three APFA games.1921 Chicago Cardinals
/ref> They finished eighth in the league.

Schedule

* Games in ''italics'' are against non-NFL teams

Standings

1921 Chicago Cardinals Roster

Paddy Driscoll John Leo "Paddy" Driscoll (January 11, 1895 – June 29, 1968) was an American professional football and baseball player and football coach. A triple-threat man in football, he was regarded as the best drop kicker and one of the best overall pl ...

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References

Arizona Cardinals seasons

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