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The Portsmouth Spartans began play in 1928 as a collection of players from defunct independent professional and semi-professional teams. These athletes had no permanent home before the city of Portsmouth, Ohio, stepped in to organize them.
Portsmouth residents voted to build Universal Stadium which served as the home field for the franchise throughout its time in Ohio. The facility hosted the Spartans' first professional match on the 14th of September 1930 and is now known as Spartan Municipal Stadium.
Lee Joannes president of the Packers stated there was no logical reason to face the Spartans despite the team finishing with eleven wins and three losses. This refusal created a crisis that forced changes across the entire league including new scheduling rules designated by the NFL itself.
Spartans coach Potsy Clark refused to make even a single substitution during the contest and used only eleven players for the entire duration of the match. Portsmouth won the game nineteen points to zero against the defending NFL champion.
In 1934 a group led by George A. Richards announced they had purchased the franchise and moved the team to Detroit for the 1934 season. Richards renamed the squad the Detroit Lions to honor the local baseball team and his goal was to build a team that would become the king of the NFL.