After three futile attempts at establishing a professional football team in Detroit in the 1920s, the "new" game took a firm foothold in the city beginning in 1934, when Detroit radio executive George A. Richards purchased the Portsmouth, Ohio, Spartans for the then-astounding sum of $8,000 and moved the franchise to the Motor City. The Spartans had joined the NFL in 1930 and, in 1932, played in one of history's most pivotal games, a hastily-scheduled championship game against the Chicago Bears that was played indoors at Chicago Stadium. From that game came three major rule changes and the separation of the league into two divisions and the establishment of an annual NFL title showdown.

Unlike previous Detroit pro football teams, the new Lions team was loaded with some of the finest players of the day. Playing in the University of Detroit Stadium before crowds of 12,000, the Lions won the NFL championship in their second year, 1935. Those early successes firmly established pro football in Detroit and for more than 60 years the sport has been an integral part of the Michigan sports scene.

Evoking the nostalgia of midcentury architectural plans, these illustrations lay out the details of some of the game's legendary fields. Each drawing is accompanied with that stadium's design specs and highlights history of the team. The completed print has an aged finish that gives the impression of a vintage document.

Framed artworks are wrapped and packed snug and securely in a box.

Size selection is the entire size of item - including frame. Example 12x18 inches means the entire item including the frame is 12x18 inches

• Unique gift idea that will impress. A real conversation starter
• Impressive Line Art with stadium design specs and highlights history of team
• Designed in midcentury architectural Blueprint style
• Professionally printed and framed with museum quality materials. Made in the U.S.A

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