The_Philster
07-05-2003, 06:07 AM
DETROIT -- Seventy seasons ago, the footballs were bloated pigskins, the players wore flat, leather helmets if they protected their heads at all and professional football was a curiosity sport.
In 1934, Glenn Presnell, formerly of Nebraska, the Ironton Tanks and the Portsmouth Spartans, was one of the top stars of the Lions. He arrived that autumn with the transferred Portsmouth franchise in the fourth attempt to make the NFL successful in Detroit.
When he signed his contract that season, Presnell was shown a colorful array of potential uniforms.
"Pick out any one you like," said George Richards, boss of WJR, who had gambled on bringing the franchise here from Ohio. ...
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In 1934, Glenn Presnell, formerly of Nebraska, the Ironton Tanks and the Portsmouth Spartans, was one of the top stars of the Lions. He arrived that autumn with the transferred Portsmouth franchise in the fourth attempt to make the NFL successful in Detroit.
When he signed his contract that season, Presnell was shown a colorful array of potential uniforms.
"Pick out any one you like," said George Richards, boss of WJR, who had gambled on bringing the franchise here from Ohio. ...
more (http://www.detnews.com/2003/lions/0307/05/c04-209674.htm)