Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the Detroit Lions for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
The Detroit Lions franchise began in 1930, but they were the Portsmouth Spartans for their first four seasons. From 1930 to 1951, the team had its fair share of success, posting twelve winning seasons compared to eight losing seasons, with two .500 seasons. 1935, the Lions won the NFL Championship, defeating the NY Giants 26–7.But … Read more
The Detroit Lions won the NFL Championship in 1935, defeating the NY Giants 26–7, but Lions fans didn’t have much to brag about again until 1952, when they won their second NFL title. They played in three more championship games over the next five years, winning two. After losing seasons in 1958 and 1959, the … Read more
This week I talk with former Detroit Lions player, Mike Utley. Mike suffered a neck injury on November 17, 1991, during a game, resulting in paralysis. However, he did not let this define his life over the past 30 years. Mike has lived his best life, aiming towards the goal of getting out of his … Read more
This time I take the DeLorean to many timelines in “The World of Football” with podcast host and football historian, Rand Snow. You may have read or heard some of his work before, and if you did, you very well may know how much of a Detroit Lion’s fan he is. So yes, as a … Read more
In 1972, the NFL got a chance to see a quarterback duel of a different nature, one the likes of which the league, at least after 1950, had not previously seen. The teams involved were the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions, two long-time division rivals from the old Black and Blue Division, otherwise known … Read more