1964 detroit lions fact book

The 1965 detroit lions season was the 36th season in franchise history. View the 1963 detroit lions schedule, results and scores for regular season, preseason and postseason nfl games. Primary salary data courtesy doug pappas, and the society for american baseball research. In 1999, he was ranked 97th on the sporting news list of the 100 greatest football players. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. Before the season started, nfl commissioner pete rozelle reinstated green bay packers running back paul hornung and detroit lions defensive tackle alex karras, who had been suspended for the 1963 season due to gambling. The vikings had to change their jerseys midgame because they could not.

Detroit michigan softcover 56 pages good condition cover wear add 3. Detroit lions football vintage sports media guides for sale. The fact that 1964 was a big year for college football kind of intensified everything. Paper lion, published in 1966, is a nonfiction book by prominent american writer george plimpton.

He is an actor, known for detroit 9000 1973, paper lion 1968 and nfl monday night football 1970. The detroit lions bid for a third straight championship gets off to a fast start as the lions once again are the class of the westen conference finishing in first place with a 921 record to earn a third straight trip to the nfl championship game. Despite great success on the field, poor revenues and the great depression threatened the spartans survival. Then in 2002, the team moved back to downtown detroit and into a new domed stadium, ford field. Nfl 2001 record and fact book, workman publishing co, new york,ny. Detroit lions football vintage sports media guides. Nfl 2001 record and fact book, workman publishing co, new york,ny, isbn. Detroit lions players listed alphabetically or numerically. Detroit lions football original vintage sports media guides for sale. Nfl draft regular season schedule standings roster awards and records terry barr, outstanding lineman, pro bowl references detroit. Remembering thornridge 40 years later nbc sports chicago. Detroit lions 8th 111th pick 1963, boston patriots 25th 199th pick 1963.

Nfl commissioner pete rozelle indefinitely suspended lions defensive tackle alex karras and packers halfback paul hornung for placing bets on nfl teams. On january 21, william clay ford, lions president since 1961, purchased the team. View the 1964 detroit lions schedule, results and scores for regular season, preseason and postseason nfl games. Once again the lions are matched up against the cleveland browns in the title game. The fact is, the detroit coaches did not want rote on the twoyear no. Detroits nine attempts to get olympics came up empty. The detroit lions of the national football league ended the 1964 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing fourth in the nfls west division. The detroit football company went out of existence and it has been replaced by a new. On january 21, william clay ford purchased the team. All manufacturers logos are similarly the property of those companies, current or former. Get the best deals on detroit lions football vintage sports media guides when you shop the largest online selection at. The book covers the time period roughly from late 1962 to late 1964, with the emphasis being on 1963, a time when america was truly on top of the world although cracks were beginning to show. Relive the lions 263 victory over the new york giants from 1964.

The lions failed to improve on their 1964 record of 752, finishing at 671. The lions have enough talent that they should not be drafting in the top five again next year. The detroit lions dominate the undefeated green bay packers on thanksgiving day 1962. So how could shula have been available to the detroit lions in 1964.

The 1964 detroit tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1964 season. The 1964 nfl season was the 45th regular season of the national football league. Lot detail 1964 detroit lions team signed football. The story of the detroit lions 1957 nfl championship season dannunzio, john a. Local lions donate a talking book machine to the milwaukee public library, allowing the blind to hear books. When reeberg signed his 1964 contract in the early part of january, george wilson said he wanted him to play at 250 pounds and asked that he go to the hospital for tests in preparation to going on a diet. Lou creekmur dead at 82 pro football hall of fame official site. Aug 18, 2017 the last time the detroit lions won an nfl title the championship game was an afterthought. Detroit lions football news, schedule, roster, stats. Detroit lions video keys to the game detroit lions. Head coach george wilson was so confident that he took it easy on his team in the six days leading up to the title game. Jan 06, 2016 johnson finished that season with 1,964 yards, an average of 123 yards per game.

Contentsshow offseason nfl draft regular season schedule standings roster playoffs did not qualify. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Detroit lions football vintage sports media guides for. A brief history of the detroit football lions the metropolitan. Detroit lions on the forbes nfl team valuations list. It pitted detroit against the cleveland browns, but the outcome was a foregone conclusion. The detroit lions professional football team formed in 1929 as the portsmouth spartans of portsmouth, ohio. The 1963 detroit lions season was their thirtieth in detroit and 34th overall. This new design for 2020 features class of 2020 members. Ford officially takes over as detroit lions owner the. Til in 1964, the detroit lions brought the same colored jerseys to a game against the minnesota vikings. It began when i was a small child, growing up scared to death in the bleak foul merciless snowbound landscape of an already. Sb nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of, and over 300 fancentric team communities. Facts 72 for sale entertainment memorabilia collectibles.

Ugh a writer proves to be a paper lion at qb writer george plimpton embraced the dream of millions of americans when he played quarterback for the detroit lions. In 1934, a group led by detroit radio executive george richards owner of detroits powerful wjr bought the financially struggling spartans and moved them to detroit and renamed the team the detroit lions, as a nod to the detroit tigers. The detroit lions of the national football league ended the 1964 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing fourth in the nfls west division. Former reporter recalls interview on rolling stones first. In 1920, the detroit heralds were a charter member of the american professional football association, which was the original name of the present nfl, but the club folded after two years. In fact, if stafford hadnt gotten hurt, they wouldnt have the no. Remembering the sudden death of lion tackle lucien reeberg.

The detroit lions chose larose in the second round, 23rd overall pick, of the 1961 nfl draft, and he played for the lions from 1961 to 1963. All team and league information, sports logos, sports uniforms, and jerseys contained within this site are the intellectual properties of their respective leagues, teams, ownership groups andor organizations, and were obtained from sources in the public domain. In 1975, the lions moved into the pontiac silverdome where they played for 37 years. On january 22, 1964 reeberg entered detroit osteopathic hospital for routine tests.

No true music fan can deny the fact that the beatles remain one of the greatest, most influential acts of all time. Celebrate all of the detroit lions hall of famers with this exclusive, oneofakind, team color, tshirt from the pro football hall of fame. The detroit lions are a professional american football team based in detroit. Contentsshow offseason on january 21, william clay ford purchased the team. Joined the lions in 2016 as a fourthround draft pick out of southern utah, becoming the highest draft pick in the schools history. Bobby layne pro football hall of fame official site. Tori petry, tim twentyman and mike ohara give you their keys to the game. Get the best deals on detroit lions football vintage sports publications when you. Its the bible for passionate, knowledgeable pro football fans. They finished at 752, fourth in the western conference. They were 331 going into their week 9 game at oakland, and despite breaking his back, stafford still nearly tied the game against the raiders in the final seconds. Additional 19151969 salaries researched via baseball hall of fame contract archives by dr. Bobby layne, during his 15 pro football seasons, was a freespirited allnfl caliber quarterback who did well statistically but was exceptional in the intangibles leadership, determination, competitiveness, and guts.

Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. The story of the detroit lions 1957 nfl championship. The monument to failure of the detroit lions updated the world factbook entry. Detroit lions football vintage sports publications for sale. When johnson was asked for the most memorable game of his career in the book game of my life detroit lions it. Harry gilmer replaced george wilson as the lions head coach.

Detroit lions calvin johnson contemplates retirement sports. Detroit lions running back ty johnson shocks green bay packers defense with 40yard dash to set up field goal attempt before half. Thanksgiving day football national football league. In 1997, the detroit free press selected barney as the best cornerback in nfl history. I could have rated this book four 4 stars if the author did a better job addressing details, because he selected a rarely broached topic. Jackie kallen was an entertainment and sports writer at the former pontiac press now the oakland press from 1971 to 1997. Nfl 2001 record and fact book, workman publishing co, new york,ny, isbn 0761124802, p. Detroit welcomed the lions in 1934, but it was not the areas first look at professional football. In the next two years, the drafts were held on the same day. The lions posted their third straight losing season, finishing at 671.

The 1964 detroit lions season was the 31st in detroit and the 35th in franchise history. Former detroit lion rick wagner 71 signed with the green bay packers monday and is. Awards and records references detroit lions on pro football reference detroit lions on. In six professional seasons, larose played in 65 regular season games. The 1964 detroit lions season was the 35th season in franchise history. The official nfl 2001 record and fact book official nfl. Mike lucci was born on december 29, 1939 in ambridge, pennsylvania, usa as michael gene lucci. While shula was a detroit lions assistant in 1962, he was head coach of the baltimore colts in 1963. Get the best deals on detroit lions vintage nfl programs when you shop the largest. Appeared in all 16 games as a rookie and picked off his first pass of the season against saints qb drew brees. Get the best deals on detroit lions vintage nfl programs when you shop the largest online selection at. The 1964 green bay packers season was their 44th season in the national football. On march 16, lions defensive tackle alex karras was reinstated by pete rozelle after being suspended for betting.