All photos from Virtual Motor City.

A 1939 game against DA BEARS.
Another shot from the 1939 game against the Chicago Bears.
A 1939 game against the Cardinals.
The owner of the Detroit Lions in 1968, William Clay Ford.
A 1942 game.
The Lions mascot in 1942. Kinda creepy, right?
Team photo in 1938.
Dick Stanfel, Bobby Lane, and Jim Martini in 1959.
A 1961 game against Cleveland.
Team photo in 1967.
Billy Simms in 1981 teaching at a kids camp.
An ariel shot of Briggs Stadium.
Another shot of Briggs Stadium.
#17, Clare Randolph in 1934.
The famous Doak Walker.
Head Coach Joe Schmidt in 1959.
John Pingel.
Leon Hart.
Thank goodness those mascot costumes have changed. This was in 1942.
Joe Schmidt in 1960.
Joe Schmidt coaching again in 1967.
Stillman Rouse in 1940.
Teddy Barr in 1952.

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