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The Detroit Football Company was an American syndicate which owned the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1948 to 1963. On January 15, 1948, the NFL owners unanimously approved the sale of the Lions from Fred L. Mandel Jr. to a seven-person syndicate. The original members were. D. Lyle Fife, owner of an electrical supply ...
Sheila Ford Hamp. Sheila Ford Hamp ( née Sheila Firestone Ford; born October 31, 1951) [1] is an American businesswoman and football executive. A descendant of both the Ford and Firestone families, she is the principal owner and chairwoman of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). Hamp graduated from Yale University in 1973 ...
The Lions have played the Rams more than any other non-divisional team with 88 total matchups over the years dating back to 1937. In the 2023–24 playoffs, the Rams and Lions met for their first postseason matchup since 1952. The Lions won 24–23 in Matthew Stafford's first game back in Detroit since being traded to the Rams. [65]
1957 Detroit Lions season. The 1957 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 24th as the Detroit Lions. Under first-year head coach George Wilson, the Lions won their fourth and most recent NFL title. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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] Richards picked the name because he intended to put together a team that would be the "king of ...
Inductees. Dick "Night Train" Lane, a defensive back who played six seasons for the Lions. Barry Sanders, a running back who played ten seasons for the Lions. Calvin Johnson, wide receiver who played nine seasons for the Lions. Doak Walker, a halfback and kicker who played six seasons for the Lions. Detroit Lions in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson shakes hands with guard Kayode Awosika during warmups before the NFC divisional playoff game between the Lions and Buccaneers at Ford Field on Sunday, Jan ...
Of the 30 Lions coaches, two have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Dutch Clark and Joe Schmidt. [4] Gus Dorais was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954. Several former players have been head coach for the Lions, including Dutch Edwards, Buddy Parker, Harry Gilmer, Joe Schmidt, Dick Jauron, and the ...