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	Portsmouth Spartans (1930-1933)
		Sponsored by the Green Bay Packers, the Portsmouth Spartans begin play in the NFL in the finals years of the Small Town Era in the growing league.
		However, the Spartans 11-3 record was only good for 2nd as the Green Bay Packers won their 3rd title in a row by finishing with a record of12-2.
		The Spartans claimed Nagurski's pass was thrown from less than five yards behind the line of scrimmage, violating the existing passing rule, but the play stood.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nfl/portsmouthoh/spartans.html (546 words)

	Portsmouth, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Portsmouth is a city in Scioto County, Ohio, at the confluence of the Ohio, Scioto and Little Scioto Rivers.
		Portsmouth was a city focused on industry and manufacturing until the 1970s when a number of companies closed down their factories over labour issues caused by union-management conflicts and foreign influences.
		In November of 2002, the Portsmouth Uranium Enrichment Plant in nearby Piketon, Ohio was recognized as an ANS Nuclear Historic Landmark by the American Nuclear Society.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portsmouth,_Ohio (1638 words)

	Detroit Lions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Originally called the Portsmouth Spartans, the team began play in 1930 as one of the NFL's small town teams in Portsmouth, Ohio.
		Also as the Portsmouth Spartans, the franchise played in an unscheduled NFL championship game against the Chicago Bears in 1932.
		The Spartans-Bears game was played because both teams ended the regular season with the same won-lost percentage (the Spartans finished at 6-1-4 while the Bears were 6-1-6; ties were not reckoned as part of the percentage in the NFL until 1972).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Detroit_Lions (2561 words)

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