Charles W. "Stormy" Bidwill Jr. (born June 9, 1928) is an American businessman who was the president of the now defunct Sportsman’s Park horse track in Cicero, Illinois from 1967 to 1995 and co-owner of the National Football League's Chicago and St. Louis Cardinals franchise with his younger brother, Bill Bidwill, from 1962 to 1972.
[2] Prior to the 1960 season, Violet Bidwill moved the Cardinals to St. Louis, Missouri, and Charles Jr. and Bill inherited the team after their mother’s sudden death in 1962.
Charles Jr. was named president of Sportsman's Park in 1967 and remained in Chicago to run the horse track while his brother Bill lived in St. Louis and essentially ran the football team.
Over the years, the relationship between the Bidwell brothers became strained, resulting in Stormy selling his share of the Cardinals to Bill for $6,500,000 in 1972.
[3] Along with Sportsman’s Park, Bidwill owned a beer distributorship and had financial interests in four Florida dog tracks.