

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Detroit Lions and the Early NFL
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: 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.

This is a live, free hybrid presentation, available in person and via Zoom. This presentation will not be recorded. Presenter Jeremy Dimick, of The Detroit Historical Society, will be available in person at the Pinckney Library.

Registration is required and can be done at 
www.pinckneylibrary.org/library-events, scanning the QR code on the flyer or calling the library at 734-878-3888.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pinckney/the-detroit-lions-and-the-early-nfl/200029525719537
- **Event Categories**: sports, football
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 66

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029525719537?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=pinckney-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Pinckney
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 125 Putnam St., Pinckney, MI, United States, Michigan 48169
- **lat**: 42.45821
- **long**: -83.94584
- **full address**: 125 Putnam St., Pinckney, MI, United States, Michigan 48169

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Pinckney Community Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/pinckney-community-public-library/13101764)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 125 Putnam St., Pinckney, MI, United States, Michigan 48169
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Pinckney Community Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, football
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Detroit Lions and the Early NFL ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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