SPORTS FRANCHISE

Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans; relocated and renamed the Detroit Lions in 1934. National Football League champions in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957.

Official Website:
http://www.detroitlions.com/

Location:
Detroit, MI

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lem Barney	Football	8-Sep-1945		NFL Hall of Famer, Baptist minister
Bill Belichick	Football	16-Apr-1952		Head Coach, New England Patriots
Raymond Berry	Football	27-Feb-1933		NFL Hall of Famer, coach
Reggie Bush	Football	2-Mar-1985		Returned the 2005 Heisman Trophy
Jim Caldwell	Football	16-Jan-1955		Detroit Lions coach
Anthony Carter	Football	17-Sep-1960		Former NFL wide receiver
Howard "Hopalong" Cassady	Football	2-Mar-1934		Winner, 1955 Heisman Trophy
Jack Christiansen	Football	20-Dec-1928	29-Jun-1986	NFL Hall of Famer, coach
Dutch Clark	Football	11-Oct-1906	5-Aug-1978	NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback, Tailback
Monte Clark	Football	24-Jan-1937	16-Sep-2009	Detroit Lions Head Coach, 1978-84
Lou Creekmur	Football	22-Jan-1927	5-Jul-2009	Detroit Lions, Hall of Famer
Sylvester Croom	Football	25-Sep-1954		Mississippi State Head Coach
Ty Detmer	Football	30-Oct-1967		Heisman Trophy Winner, 1990
Bill Dudley	Football	24-Dec-1921	4-Feb-2010	NFL Hall of Famer
William Clay Ford, Jr.	Business	3-May-1957		CEO of Ford, 2001-06
William Clay Ford, Sr.	Business	14-Mar-1925		Ford exec and owner of the Detroit Lions
Jeff Garcia	Football	24-Feb-1970		NFL QB
Joey Harrington	Football	21-Oct-1978		Atlanta Falcons QB
Leon Hart	Football	2-Nov-1928	24-Sep-2002	Winner, 1949 Heisman Trophy
Desmond Howard	Football	15-May-1970		Winner, 1991 Heisman Trophy
Dick Jauron	Football	7-Oct-1950		Head Coach, Buffalo Bills
Calvin Johnson	Football	29-Sep-1985		Detroit Lions WR
John Henry Johnson	Football	24-Nov-1929	3-Jun-2011	NFL Hall of Fame Fullback
June Jones	Football	19-Feb-1953		Hawaii Warriors Head Coach
Alex Karras	Actor	15-Jul-1935	10-Oct-2012	Mongo, dad on Webster
Dave Kopay	Football	28-Jun-1942		The Dave Kopay Story
Dick Lane	Football	16-Apr-1928	29-Jan-2002	Night Train Lane
Bobby Layne	Football	19-Dec-1926	1-Dec-1986	NFL Hall of Famer
Scott Linehan	Football	17-Sep-1963		Offensive Coordinator, Detroit Lions
Rod Marinelli	Football	13-Jul-1949		Head Coach, Detroit Lions, 2006-08
Steve Mariucci	Football	4-Nov-1955		Former Head Coach, 49ers, Lions
Ollie Matson	Football	1-May-1930	19-Feb-2011	NFL Hall of Famer
Hugh McElhenny	Football	31-Dec-1928		NFL Hall of Fame Running Back
Steve Owens	Football	9-Dec-1947		Winner, 1969 Heisman Trophy
Buddy Parker	Football	16-Dec-1913	22-Mar-1982	Steelers Head Coach, 1957-64
Bobby Ross	Football	23-Dec-1936		Retired college, NFL football coach
Barry Sanders	Football	16-Jul-1968		Detroit Lions running back
Marty Schottenheimer	Football	23-Sep-1943		Former NFL coach
Jim Schwartz	Football	2-Jul-1966		Former Coach, Detroit Lions
Don Shula	Football	4-Jan-1930		Miami Dolphins coach
Billy Sims	Football	18-Sep-1955		Detroit Lions RB
Frank Sinkwich	Football	10-Oct-1920	22-Oct-1990	Winner, 1942 Heisman Trophy
Pat Summerall	Sports Journalist	10-May-1930	16-Apr-2013	Sportscaster
Robert R. Thomas	Judge	7-Aug-1952		Illinois Chief Justice
Doak Walker	Football	1-Jan-1927	27-Sep-1998	Detroit Lions, Hall of Famer
Andre Ware	Football	31-Jul-1968		Winner, 1989 Heisman Trophy
Byron White	Judge	8-Jun-1917	15-Apr-2002	US Supreme Court Justice, 1962-93
Ralph Wilson, Jr.	Football	17-Oct-1918		Founding Owner, Buffalo Bills
Alex Wojciechowicz	Football	12-Aug-1915	13-Jul-1992	NFL Hall of Famer
Jim Zorn	Football	10-May-1953		Former coach, Washington Redskins

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