Rare Lions Football Success Is Uniting a City ‘Versus Everybody’: Publisher

Published on January 19, 2024

On Nov. 22, 1963, William Clay Ford, Sr., then a member of the Ford Motor Company board of directors and team President, purchased the Detroit Lions football team. On that same day, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.  It’s been all downhill since then for the NFL’s losingest team: until this year. On Jan. 21, the Lions can do something they’ve not done in the 61 years since the Ford purchase: win a second playoff game. Despite the fact that the Lions have never appeared in a Super Bowl and until last week’s 24-23 playoff win over the L.A. Rams had only one playoff win during that time, their fans have proven resilient, much like the city itself....

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