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American football teams in Detroit

  • Detroit (1920s NFL teams)In 1905, several University of Detroit football players led by Bill Marshall organized the Heralds as an amateur team. The university had not fielded a squad…
  • Detroit LionsThe franchise began its life in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans in 1928. It joined the National Football League on the 12th of July 1930.