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	Detroit Lions Site: A Brief History of the Lions
		Detroit welcomed the Lions in 1934, but it was not the area's first look at professional football.
		In 1920, the Detroit Heralds were a charter member of the American Professional Football Association, which was the original name of the present NFL, but the club folded after two years.
		Detroit captured the NFC Central Division crown in 1983, but stumbled in the first round of the playoffs with a 24-23 loss at San Francisco.
	www.detroitlions.com /document_display.cfm?cont_id=23775 (1248 words)

	Wolverine S Real Name
		Wolverine first appeared in ''Incredible Hulk #180'' (October 1974), in the final panel (enshrouded by darkness) of an issue written by Len Wein and illustrated by Herb Trimpe.
		The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan.
		The Wolverines' most successful season came in 1887, when they were crowned as the champion of the National League with a record of 79 wins and 45 losses.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/231/wolverine-s-real-name.html (1256 words)

	Game #4: Michigan Wolverines vs Detroit Titans - Game Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When Detroit's Brian Alexander slipped in a layup to give the Titans the lead in that final moment, Ellerbe immediately jumped to his feet, arguing to officials that the clock operators allowed too much time to run off.
		Against Detroit, Bullock connected on 6-for-10 from the floor, hit 2-of-3 three-pointers and led the Wolverines with 16 points.
		Detroit's 34-24 rebounding advantage marked the first time this season the Wolverines had been beaten on the boards.
	www.umich.edu /~mgoblue/basketball-m/97-98/games/summary-11-30.html (695 words)

	Detroit Wolverines Stats, Rosters, Schedules and Uniform Numbers by Baseball Almanac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Wolverines "Big Four" were mentioned in the quote at the top of the page.
		Stearns was the heir to a pharmaceutical corporation and bought some of the best players of the era, but the team still had financial problems and folded due to poor gate receipts and in 1888 he sold off his players / team for $45,000.
		Did you know that the Detroit Wolverines were admitted into the National League as the "replacement" team for the recently banished
	www.baseball-almanac.com /teams/detroit_wolverines.shtml (199 words)

	Sam Thompson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born in Danville, Indiana, Thompson entered the National League in 1885 with the Detroit Wolverines and played his first full season in 1886.
		An outfielder, Thompson had his breakout season in 1887 when he batted.372 with 118 runs, 203 hits, 11 home runs and 166 RBI en route to leading the Wolverines to the National League pennant.
		Thompson enjoyed his most consistent years from 1889 until 1896, only missing the 100 RBI plateau once (with 90, in 1891) and 100 runs plateau once (with 99 in 1894) while batting.407 in 1894 and leading the league in home runs in 1889 and 1895 (with 20 and 18 respectively).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sam_Thompson (283 words)

	DGaken Tiger Stadium Tribute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		While Detroit was going crazy for their cats, there was one fan that found a bit of bittersweet in the Tigers’ success.
		Even then, African Americans in Detroit were not confident their hometown team was committed to the fl community, they did not even really identify with Virgil, who was from the Dominican Republic and could pass for white.
		Detroit’s African American community often came to Briggs Stadium to cheer the Cleveland Indians, who became the first to integrate when they added Larry Doby to their roster.
	personal.cmich.edu /gaken1dm/tigerstadium.html (5710 words)

	Game 4: Michigan Wolverines vs Detroit Titans - Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Wolverines, down 36-34 at the half, outscored the visiting Detroit Titans 41-23 in the second half to get their fourth victory of the season, 75-59.
		Detroit was paced by senior forward Carl Pickett, who went to high school in Ann Arbor and finished the night with 19 points.
		The closest Detroit would come was 58-53 with 9:00 left, but Michigan dominated the rest of the way, outscoring the Titans 17-6 to make the final score 75-59.
	www.umich.edu /~mgoblue/basketball-m/96-97/Games/summary-12-05.html (355 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Detroit, MI -- Wolverines Andrew Merrick and Sean Peach registered their first goals of the season as Michigan beat Michigan Tech 4-1 in the second game of the Great Lakes Invitational to advance to Sunday's title game against Michigan State.
		Allowing just nine shots on goal through two periods and outshooting the Huskies 34-18 for the game, the Wolverines were able to dictate not only the pace of the game, but the type of game played.
		The Wolverines were without Mike Van Ryn and Jeff Jillson, who were playing for their respective Junior Teams.
	www.uscho.com /recaps/19981999/m/12/26/mtu-um.html (669 words)

	Detroit Lions Site: History of the Lion
		The Detroit Lions have had name-brand recognition within National Football League circles since 1934, spanning eight decades.
		It failed, as did its predecessor, the Detroit Heralds (1920-21), along with a city-sponsored team in 1928, the Detroit Wolverines, which utilized old players from the area and posted a 7-2-1 record.
		Finally, in 1934, the organization settled on the name that would be uttered in Detroit and all around the league to this very day.
	www.detroitlions.com /document_display.cfm?cont_id=23850 (269 words)

	DetroitTitans.com
		24:18 DETROIT 16 Gwen Kilfoy (12) 2 Judith Atwood 4.
		51:23 DETROIT 14 Tanya Tiselj (7) /2 Judith Atwood 5.
		24:00 DETROIT 2 Judith Atwood (2) 16 Gwen Kilfoy/11 Bianca Savarino 3.
	www.detroittitans.com /news.jsp?id=999781056 (1013 words)

	BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
		Frank Cox was born on August 29, 1857, in Waltham, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, and was baptized at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in the neighboring town of Watertown on September 15.
		The Detroit Wolverines of the National League purchased the contracts of five Grand Rapids players, including Cox, who signed with the Wolverines on August 11.
		Detroit agreed to assume all debts of the Grand Rapids club to sign their players.
	bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=26&pid=2942 (2409 words)

	Wadena Pioneer Journal online - Girls hoopsters hit game roadblock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wolverine Nikki Kneisl (#24) tries to drive to the hoop with Laker defender Macey Bently (#5) harassing her in the 67-35 loss on Jan. 28.
		Against the Cowboys in Breckenridge on Jan. 25, the Wolverines’ slim 23-20 halftime lead disappeared in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter as the Cowboys were able to convert on some key free throws to pull away with the 46-41 win.
		Theisen was the leading scorer for the Wolverines, scoring all of her nine points in the second half.
	www.wadenapj.com /article.cfm?Article_ID=2926 (556 words)

	Conservation News October 2003
		When a wolverine was spotted in Michigan in February 2004, it was the first confirmed wolverine sighting in 200 years.
		Wolverines belong to the weasel family, weigh about 25 pounds and can ferociously fight off bears and wolves.
		Wolverines are limited to northern Canada, Idaho and Alaska, with a rare sighting elsewhere.
	www.azadocents.org /Additional.htm (3971 words)

	LIONBACKER \| HARD HITTING DETROIT LIONS NEWS
		The Detroit Heralds team became an original member of the American Professional Football Association, later to be known as the National Football League, in 1920 but lasted only two seasons.
		The Detroit Panthers, not to be confused with the Michigan Panthers of the defunct USFL, similarly lasted two seasons after being established in 1925.
		Fontes became Detroit's winningest coach and lead the team to the playoffs three more times in 1993, 1994 and 1995, but lost in the first round each time.
	www.lionbacker.com /?id=history (1455 words)

	More Late Heroics Gives Michigan State Another Tie :: Spartans tie No. 5 Wolverines in Detroit
		DETROIT -- As is often the case with the heated Michigan-Michigan State rivalry, neither team was willing to give an inch.
		Despite giving up McKenzie's goal, the Wolverines might have had their biggest opportunity to reclaim the lead when MSU's Colton Fretter was whistled for a holding penalty with 44 ticks left on the clock.
		Wolverine defenseman Jason Dest recognized his fellow rearguard's mistake and recollected the puck, sending it across ice to Kevin Porter, who raced in on Vicari and slid a pass at the last second to captain Eric Nystrom for the tap-in.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-hockey/stories/020605aai.html (1064 words)

	Bennett Park - TheBestLinks.com - Baseball, Detroit Tigers, Detroit, Michigan, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bennett Park was a baseball stadium, named after Charlie Bennett, that formerly existed in Detroit, Michigan.
		It was home to the Detroit Wolverines from 1896-1899 and to the Detroit Tigers from 1901-1911.
		The stadium sat 5,000 when opened in 1896 and was gradually expanded to 14,000 by the time that it was closed after the 1911 season.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Bennett_Park.html (162 words)

	Ducks upend Wolverines - 9/21/03
		Yet even so, the third-ranked Michigan Wolverines nearly overcame its numerous mistakes as they scratched back in the second half before falling short in a 31-27 loss at 22nd-ranked Oregon on Saturday.
		The game at Autzen Stadium before 59,023, a record for a college football game in the state, was the Wolverines' third-straight regular-season loss on the West Coast.
		The Wolverines (3-1) came in leading the nation in rushing offense, averaging 307.3 yards, but were minus-3 for the game.
	www.detnews.com /2003/um/0309/21/c01-276856.htm (732 words)

	Detroit Tigers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Detroit Tigers and the National Baseball Hall of Fame
		In 1968 Detroit defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-1.
		The first major league team in Detroit was the Detroit Wolverines, who played in the National League from 1881 to 1888.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /teams/AL/tigers.htm (608 words)

	Tiger Stadium
		This ballpark was built in Corktown, Detroit's oldest neighborhood and home to many Irish folk.
		It was named after Charlie Bennett, a catcher for the Detroit Wolverines from 1881 to 1888 who lost his legs in a train accident.
		Detroit is a dying city, suffering from serious urban decay.
	www.projectballpark.org /history/al/tiger.html (783 words)

	Jack Rowe \| BaseballLibrary.com
		The Detroit Wolverines purchased the entire Buffalo club for $7,000 in August 1885 to acquire Rowe, Dan Brouthers, Hardy Richardson, and Deacon White, known as the Big Four.
		Rowe and White bought the International League's Buffalo franchise after the 1888 season, planning to co-manage the team and play, but Detroit sold them to Pittsburgh, whose owner threatened to have them fllisted if they played on their new team.
		Managing the Buffalo franchise in the Eastern League later on, he was the basis of manager Delaney in Zane Grey's story "The Redheaded Outfield," inspired when Grey's brother R.C. played under Rowe in 1897 in a real redheaded outfield.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Rowe_Jack.stm (300 words)

	Michigan Off To Best Start Ever :: Win over Detroit brings Wolverines to 5-0
		Michigan had the Titans to thank for the Wolverines' first goal of the game, which resulted from an own-goal by Detroit within the first 15 minutes of the game.
		While Detroit was shooting itself in the foot, the Wolverines were on their way to their fifth straight victory of the season, improving their overall record to 5-0.
		And while the Wolverines are struggling to generate offense, they continue to turn to their most consistent weapon -- their defense.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-soccer/stories/091304aap.html (856 words)

	Ganzel Nearly Knocked Off His Feet \| BaseballLibrary.com
		In 1887, Detroit Wolverines pitcher Charlie Getzien takes a no-hitter into the ninth inning of Game Six against the St.
		The issue of who will win the game is no longer in doubt: Detroit has a 9-0 lead.
		Louis has yet to make a safe hit as the Detroit hurler works to Arlie Latham, the leadoff batter in the ninth.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/submit/Quinlan_Jodi__Purdy1.stm (206 words)

	Wolverines aim for NCAA spot - 02/29/04
		The Wolverines have struggled with their three-point shooting (.318) but the Buckeyes are last in the Big Ten in three-point defense (.399).
		The Wolverines (15-9, 6-7 Big Ten) have to win their last three regular-season games, starting with today’s home game against Ohio State.
		If the Wolverines don’t make a strong finish (their last two games are at Indiana and Northwestern), they’ll be in the NIT and could play host for to an early round game.
	www.detnews.com /2004/um/0402/29/c03-77694.htm (579 words)

	Hey
		His "Thumbs Up" sign as he is carried from the field inspires his teammates to win their next six games.
		Detroit defeats Dallas, 38-6, for the team's first playoff win since 1957.
		31, 1994 In Detroit's third playoff appearance in four seasons, the Lions drop a 16-12 wild-card contest at Green Bay.
	www.clarindalady.com /lions.htm (1305 words)

	Gil Heron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A centre forward, Heron was born in Kingston, moved to Canada as a youth and was later enlisted in the Canadian Air Force, where his footballing talent first shone.
		After that he signed for American club Detroit Corinthians, and was spotted by a scout from Celtic, while Celtic were on a North American tour; he was later signed up by the Scottish club in 1951.
		Gil Heron is the father of poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word performer, and his association with African American militant activism.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/G/Gil-Heron.htm (277 words)

	Michigan Historical Marker: Recreation Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It included the baseball field that was the home park of the Detroit Wolverines of the National League from 1881 to 1888.
		Two Wolverines, Dan Brouthers and Sam Thompson have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
		At Mayor William G. Thompson's suggestion, the Detroit Wolverine's were organized as a major league team to play at Recreation Park.
	www.michmarkers.com /pages/L1426.htm (254 words)

	Benny Friedman
		As quarterback and halfback of the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1924 to 1926, Benny Friedman was football’s first great passer.
		The consummate triple threat man (runner, passer, kicker), he was named a first team All-American in 1925 and 1926.
		In 1928, Friedman starred for the Detroit Wolverines, then for the New York Giants from 1929 to 1931.
	www.jewishsports.net /BioPages/BennyFriedman.htm (252 words)

	UMGoBlue.COM- Michigan Wolverine Football News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Detroit News Detroit News 2 Ann Arbor News
		Six former Wolverines were taken in the NFL draft: Ian Gold (R1, 40/Denver), Aaron Shea (R4, 110/Cleveland), Josh Williams (R4, 122/Indianapolis), Dhani Jones (R6, 177/New York Giants), Tom Brady (R6, 199/New England), and Rob Renes (R7, 235/Indianapolis).
		Former Wolverine Ian Gold was taken in the second round of the NFL draft by the Denver Broncos.
	www.umgoblue.com /HTML/Archive/00footballnews.htm (4611 words)

	facts_1
		Detroit was the capital of Michigan from 1838-1847, until the state house was moved to Lansing
		Detroit is the 4th largest city in the U.S. with a population of 993,678
		The population in Detroit for 1990 was 1,027,974.
	image.udmercy.edu /facts.htm (7757 words)

	The Detroit Tigers Encyclopedia (Honoring a Detroit Legend) by Jim Hawkins, Dan Ewald, George Van Dusen - Your Baseball ...
		From its 1880s roots with the World Champion Detroit Wolverines of the National League, to its new millennial stadium, The Detroit Tigers Encyclopedia chronicles the team's history on the field, in the dugout, in the broadcast booth, and in the executive suite.
		With a history spanning the entire century, the Tigers franchise has been at the heart and soul of Detroit and the growth of professional baseball.
		More than 100 of the team's greatest and most colorful players are profiled in a separate chapter and throughout the encyclopedia.
	www.yourbaseballstore.com /r-16315/m-Books/b-16325/a-1582612226/Default.aspx (376 words)

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