

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Detroit Lions and the Early NFL
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 26 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 26 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join the Detroit Historical Society as they tell the story of the early Detroit Lions!

The story of the Lions catching on in Detroit doubles as the story of professional football finding its place in American popular culture. Before the Portsmouth Spartans relocated to Detroit and donned the Honolulu Blue in 1934, several pro football teams tried and failed to gain a foothold in the city. What made the Lions different? This presentation examines the instability of the infant NFL, and how the Lions (and professional football) won the hearts of Detroiters to become the institution they are today tracking the team from its small town roots, through its golden age in the 1950’s, and into the present.

Presented by Jeremy Dimick, Director of Collections and Curatorial

Register Here: https://commercetwp-library.libcal.com/event/15637152
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/commerce-township/detroit-lions-and-the-early-nfl/200029514185033
- **Event Categories**: sports, football
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://commercetwp-library.libcal.com/event/15637152?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=commerce+township-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Commerce Township
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 180 E Commerce, Commerce Township, MI, United States, Michigan 48382
- **lat**: 42.59004
- **long**: -83.48014
- **full address**: 180 E Commerce, Commerce Township, MI, United States, Michigan 48382

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Commerce Township Community Library (https://allevents.in/org/commerce-township-community-library/25955016)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Detroit+Lions+and+the+Early+NFL&date=26+Jan

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 26 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 180 E Commerce, Commerce Township, MI, United States, Michigan 48382
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Commerce Township Community Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, football
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Detroit Lions and the Early NFL ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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