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Detroit Lions Archive
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The inevitability of the Lions
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsThere was a sports yarn that made its way around Detroit in 1988, and which came to mind on the heels of the Lions’ loss to the New Orleans Saints... -
The Lions’ Dutch Clark: Detroit’s First Gridiron Hero
Posted on January 23, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough Chicago’s George “Papa Bear” Halas once called him “pro football’s greatest player,” in the annals of Detroit sports history, the name Earl “Dutch” Clark remains in relative obscurity compared... -
Clearing up some confusion about “Night Train” Lane and his nickname
Posted on January 8, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s one of the coolest nicknames in sports history. Who wouldn’t want to walk down the street and have people call out, “There goes the Night Train.” Cool, huh? That’s... -
Pro football struggled in Detroit during the Roaring 20s (Part II)
Posted on January 7, 2012 | 1 CommentThis is part 2 of Richard Bak’s series on professional football in Detroit in the 1920s. Read Part 1 here. After the collapse of the Heralds/Tigers, Detroit had to wait... -
Pro football struggled in Detroit during the Roaring ’20s
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsMany people who believe professional football in Detroit began with the Lions are surprised to learn that the team that moved here from Portsmouth, Ohio in 1934 actually represented the... -
Top 50 Detroit Athletes of All-Time
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 1 CommentWho is the greatest athlete that Detroit has ever called its’ own? Is it a baseball player, a football star, a hockey legend, or maybe a hoop icon? How about... -
Lions’ lineman Vanden Bosch is crazy like a fox
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsIt takes a lot of work to appear insane. It helps if you’re clever, or downright smart. Kyle Vanden Bosch, the Detroit Lions defensive lineman noted for his enthusiastic play,... -
Three former Lions’ quarterbacks died within days of each other in 2000
Posted on January 1, 2012 | No CommentsIt was a little bizarre to the say the least. In the summer of 2000, over the course of thirteen days, three former Lion quarterbacks passed away. On June 27th... -
Looking back at the best moments in Detroit sports in 2011
Posted on December 31, 2011 | No CommentsAs we enter 2012, it’s time to take a peek back at 2011, a year of continued success and great leaps forward for Detroit sports teams. The Red Wings made... -
How far can the Lions go?
Posted on December 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsNow that the Lions have qualified for the playoffs, it’s an appropriate time to look at what we’ve learned about this team and where they may go in the future....
