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After three futile attempts at establishing a professional football team in Detroit in the 1920s, the "new" game took a firm foothold in the city beginning in 1934, when Detroit radio executive George A. Richards purchased the Portsmouth, Ohio, Spartans for the then-astounding sum of $8,000 and moved the franchise to the Motor City.
The Spartans had joined the NFL in 1930 and, in 1932, played in one of history's most pivotal games, a hastily-scheduled championship game against the Chicago Bears that was played indoors at Chicago Stadium. From that game came three major rules change and the division of the league into two divisions and the establishment of an annual NFL title showdown.
Unlike previous Detroit pro football teams, the new Lions team was loaded with some of the finest players of the day and the team leader was Dutch Clark, a true triple-threat superstar and the last NFL dropkicker, who became a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Playing in the University of Detroit Stadium before crowds of 12,000, the Lions won the NFL championship in their second year, 1935. Those early successes firmly established pro football in Detroit and for more than 60 years the sport has been an integral part of the Michigan sports scene.
The Lions also made their lasting mark by scheduling a Thanksgiving Day game in their first season in 1934 and, except for a six-year gap between 1939 and 1944, continuing the tradition until the present day. Both before and after 1934, other NFL teams have tried Turkey Day games, and except for the Dallas Cowboys, without significant success.
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Detroit Lions
vs. Green Bay Packers |
September 14, 2008
Sunday, 1:00 pm |
Ford Field
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Lions
vs. Chicago Bears |
October 5, 2008
Sunday, 1:00 pm |
Ford Field
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Lions
vs. Washington Redskins |
October 26, 2008
Sunday, 1:00 pm |
Ford Field
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Lions
vs. Jacksonville Jaguars |
November 9, 2008
Sunday, 1:00 pm |
Ford Field
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Lions
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
November 23, 2008
Sunday, 1:00 pm |
Ford Field
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Lions
vs. Tennessee Titans |
November 27, 2008
Thursday, 12:30 pm |
Ford Field
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Lions
vs. Minnesota Vikings |
December 7, 2008
Sunday, 1:00 pm |
Ford Field
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Lions
vs. New Orleans Saints |
December 21, 2008
Sunday, 1:00 pm |
Ford Field
Detroit, MI |
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