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Following the 1933 season, the team relocated to Detroit, where they were renamed the Lions In 1934, George A. Richards , a radio executive who owned WJR , a radio affiliate of the NBC Blue Network (the forerunner to today's ABC ), purchased the Portsmouth Spartans for $8,000 and moved the team to Detroit, renaming them the Detroit Lions. [ 1 ]
Amid financial struggles, the franchise was relocated to Detroit in 1934 and renamed the Lions in reference to the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, the Detroit Tigers. [6] [7] The Lions won four NFL Championship Games between 1935 and 1957. Following the 1957 championship, the franchise did not win a playoff game until the 1991 ...
The Portsmouth Spartans were founded in Portsmouth, Ohio (yes, OHIO!) and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930. They moved to Detroit in 1934 after being bought by George A. Richards. They were renamed the Detroit Lions as a nod toward the Detroit Tigers. The Lions have experienced their fair share of ups and downs.
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It took a man from tiny Little Falls, Minnesota to secure the merger between two professional basketball leagues that resulted in the NBA. What does that have to do with our Pistons? That man’s name was Fred Zollner and he was the owner of the Fort Wayne team in the National Basketball League when he gathered team owners to his kitchen table and br...
Folks in Michigan aren’t going to like this, but the Lions trace their roots to Ohio, where the team was originally known as the Portsmouth Spartans. But Portsmouth was a tiny town (larger only than Green Bay among NFL cities), and by the early 1930s the franchise was looking for a new home. In 1934 a group of Detroit businessmen bought the team an...
Had they enjoyed little more luck and success in their early years, Detroit’s hockey team may have remained the Cougars, giving the city three pro teams named after big cats. The first Detroit NHL team was named the Cougars, from 1926 to 1930. But poor showings in the 1920s led ownership to change fortunes with a name change and they opted for the ...
In the 19th century most “base ball” teams didn’t have nicknames. A team was usually just known by their city and league, as in “the Boston Nationals.” The Detroit ballclub was a member of the Western League from 1894 to 1900, eventually playing their home games at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull, the future site of Navin Field/Briggs Field/Tig...
Following the 1933 season, the team relocated to Detroit, where they were renamed the Lions In 1934, George A. Richards , a radio executive who owned WJR , a radio affiliate of the NBC Blue Network (the forerunner to today's ABC ), purchased the Portsmouth Spartans for $8,000 and moved the team to Detroit, renaming them the Detroit Lions. [1]
The Detroit Lions franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Portsmouth Spartans and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930. Amid financial struggles, the team was relocated to Detroit in 1934. The team was also renamed the Lions in reference to the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, the Tigers. The Lions won four NFL Championship Games between 1935 and 1957, all prior to the Super ...
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The Detroit Lions professional football team formed in 1929 as the Portsmouth Spartans of Portsmouth, Ohio. The team moved to Detroit in 1934 and were rebranded as the Detroit Lions. The Lions are members of the National Football Conference’s North Division, which includes the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears.
