Detroit. The Detroit Lions football team.
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The University of Michigan.The University of Michigan's nickname is the Wolverines.
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1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans. Poor revenues, in part due to playing in a small town and in part due to the Great Depression, led to financial problems for the team. The Spartans were bought by George Richards, the owner of radio station WJR, in 1934 and moved to Detroit and renamed the Lions.
The Detroit Lions introduced the idea of playing a game on Thanksgiving to boost attendance. They held their first Thanksgiving Day game in 1934, and it became a tradition that continues to this day.