Starting in the 1960s and continuing through the mid-1990s, Stormy Bidwill’s profile as an influential sports owner was comparable to that of George Halas of the Chicago Bears and Arthur and Bill Wirtz of the Chicago Blackhawks.

From 1962 to 1972, Bidwill — who died Monday at age 97 — was co-owner and general manager of the NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals, and from 1967 through 1995, he was president of the National Jockey Club that conducted thoroughbred racing at Sportsman’s Park, the track his family co-owned.

Visitation will be held on Nov. 19 from 3-8 p.m. at Donnellan Family Funeral Home in Skokie. There will be a funeral Mass on Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. at Saints Faith Hope and Charity in Winnetka, followed by a graveside service at 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Northbrook.

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