The Detroit Lions' starting center in 1957 was Frank Gatski. Gatski had previously played for the Cleveland Browns from 1946 - 1956. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
The Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns went to the 1957 NFL championship, and the Detroit Lions won 59-14.
Joe Schmidt has: Played Himself - Detroit Lions Head Coach in "The NFL on CBS" in 1956. Played Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker in "1957 NFL Championship Game" in 1957. Played himself in "Paper Lion" in 1968. Played Himself - Detroit Lions Head Coach in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played himself in "Any Given Sunday" in 1999.
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William Clay Ford Senior is the owner of the Detroit Lions. When he passes his son will probably take over as owner.
The “67” represents the number of seasons/years in between Detroit Lions Championship (1957-2024).
Bob Miller, defensive tackle on three Detroit Lions NFL championship teams (1952, 1953, 1957), was with the Lions from 1952-1958.
The Detroit Lions last playoff appearance was 1999, their last conference championship was in 1957 also that was the year of their last championship.
Four. The last being in 1957.
* December 15, 1935: Detroit Lions - 26 New York Giants - 7* December 28, 1952: Detroit Lions - 17 Cleveland Browns - 7* December 27, 1953: Detroit Lions - 17 Cleveland Browns - 16* December 26, 1954: Cleveland Browns - 56 Detroit Lions - 10* December 29, 1957: Detroit Lions - 59 Cleveland Browns - 14NFC Conference Championship game - January 12, 1992 (Washington Redskins - 41 Detroit Lions - 10)
Through the 2009 season, the last division championship the Lions won was 1993 when they went 10-6 and won the NFC Central division. Since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, the Lions also won division championships in 1991 and 1983.
They haven't won any. Actually they have won four. 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957. This was before the Super Bowl Era. The Lions have never played in a Super Bowl but they came close in 1991 advancing all the way to the NFC Championshp game before losing to the Washington Redskins.
The cast of 1957 NFL Championship Game - 1957 includes: Terry Barr as himself Pete Brewster as Himself - Cleveland Browns End Jim Brown as Himself - Cleveland Browns Fullback Milt Campbell as Himself - Cleveland Browns Halfback Stan Campbell as Himself - Detroit Lions Guard Preston Carpenter as Himself - Cleveland Browns End Lew Carpenter as Himself - Cleveland Browns Halfback Howard Cassady as Himself - Detroit Lions Halfback Jack Christiansen as Himself - Detroit Lions Defensive Back Don Colo as Himself - Cleveland Browns Defensive Tackle Vince Costello as Himself - Cleveland Browns Linebacker Lou Creekmur as Himself - Detroit Lions Tackle Gene Cronin as Himself - Detroit Lions Defensive End Galen Fiss as Himself - Cleveland Browns Linebacker Len Ford as Himself - Cleveland Browns Defensive End Herschel Forester as Himself - Cleveland Browns Guard Bob Gain as Himself - Cleveland Browns Defensive Tackle Frank Gatski as Himself - Detroit Lions Center Gene Gedman as Himself - Detroit Lions Halfback Lou Groza as Himself - Cleveland Browns Tackle Chet Hanulak as Himself - Cleveland Browns Halfback Art Hunter as Himself - Cleveland Browns Center Steve Junker as Himself - Detroit Lions End Carl Karilivacz as Himself - Detroit Lions Defensive Back Ken Konz as Himself - Cleveland Browns Defensive Back Ray Krouse as Himself - Detroit Lions Defensive Tackle Warren Lahr as Himself - Cleveland Browns Defensive Back Yale Lary as Himself - Detroit Lions Defensive Back Gil Mains as Himself - Detroit Lions Defensive End Darris McCord as Himself - Detroit Lions Defensive End Walt Michaels as Himself - Cleveland Browns Linebacker Van Patrick as Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer Gerry Perry as himself Milt Plum as Himself - Cleveland Browns Quarterback Jerry Reichow as Himself - Detroit Lions Wide Receiver Tobin Rote as Himself - Detroit Lions Quarterback Joe Schmidt as Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker Harley Sewell as Himself - Detroit Lions Guard Tom Tracy as Himself - Detroit Lions Halfback Junior Wren as Himself - Cleveland Browns Defensive Back Roger Zatkoff as Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker