The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.
The Lions’ uniforms have stayed largely unchanged since 1934, with the exception of a brief change to scarlet and black from 1948 to 1950 implemented by then head coach Bo McMillin, who was influenced by his years as coach at Indiana.
According to 1934 Lions player Glenn Presnell, who was then the squad’s last surviving member, team owner George A. Richards invited him and his wife to pick a team color scheme from among a variety of options after the Portsmouth Spartans relocated to Detroit.
Richards chose it because the Presnells preferred the blue and silver color scheme. The Lions’ official color is “Honolulu blue,” which is based on the hue of the ocean waves off the coast of Hawaii.
What year did the Lions go 16 0?
The year the Detroit Lions of NFL went 16 0 was 2008 and Rod Marinelli was let go as head coach of the Detroit Lions, less than 24 hours after the conclusion of their unbelievable 0-16 season, during which their defense surrendered more than 500 points to their opponents.