No he was not. I grew up in Michigan and have been a life long Detroit Lions fan. I can say with certainty that he was never called that.
Barry Sanders. He ran 2,056 yards in 1998 with the Detroit Lions and he ran for 2,850 yards in 1988 at Oklahoma State.
The leading rusher for the Redskins in 2000 was Stephen Davis with 1,318 yards. Larry Centers was the second leading rusher with 103 yards.
The Detroit Lions on October 2, 1994 when Vernon Turner returned a punt 80 yards for a TD.
The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys always play games on Thanksgiving Day with no fixed opponents. Since 2006, a third game has been played on the holiday. Football on Thanksgiving is a long held American tradition, dating back to 1876 when Yale played Princeton.
Theo Riddick plays Running Back for the Detroit Lions.
Joique Bell plays Running Back for the Detroit Lions.
Mikel Leshoure plays Running Back for the Detroit Lions.
Steven Miller plays Running Back for the Detroit Lions.
Montell Owens plays Running Back for the Detroit Lions.
Gale Sayers (Chicago Bears Running Back) and Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions Running Back) are all I know.
No he was not. I grew up in Michigan and have been a life long Detroit Lions fan. I can say with certainty that he was never called that.
Tahir Whitehead plays for the Detroit Lions.
In the NFL, running back Billy Sims of the Detroit Lions scored the most touchdowns in the 1980 season with 16.
Billy Sims has: Played Himself - Detroit Lions Running Back in "The NFL on NBC" in 1965. Played Himself - Detroit Lions Running Back in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played Himself - Oklahoma Sooners Running Back in "1979 Orange Bowl" in 1979. Played Himself - 1st Overall Pick in "1980 NFL Draft" in 1980. Played himself in "Sooner Magic" in 2005.
The cast of 1991 NFC Championship Game - 1992 includes: Eric Andolsek as Himself - Detroit Lions Guard Bennie Blades as Himself - Detroit Lions Free Safety Jeff Bostic as Himself - Washington Redskins Center Terry Bradshaw as Himself - Studio Analyst Lomas Brown as Himself - Detroit Lions Tackle Earnest Byner as Himself - Washington Redskins Running Back Andre Collins as Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker Scott Conover as Himself - Detroit Lions Tackle Danny Copeland as Himself - Washington Redskins Strong Safety Ray Crockett as Himself - Detroit Lions Cornerback Ken Dallafior as Himself - Detroit Lions Guard Ricky Ervins as Himself - Washington Redskins Running Back Wayne Fontes as Himself - Detroit Lions Head Coach Dennis Gibson as Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker Kurt Gouveia as Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker Willie Green as Himself - Detroit Lions Wide Receiver Darrell Green as Himself - Washington Redskins Cornerback Greg Gumbel as Himself - Studio Host Tracy Hayworth as Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker Joe Jacoby as Himself - Washington Redskins Tackle George Jamison as Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker Mel Jenkins as Himself - Detroit Lions cornerback Jim Lachey as Himself - Washington Redskins Tackle Chip Lohmiller as Himself - Washington Redskins Kicker Wilber Marshall as Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker Martin Mayhew as Himself - Washington Redskins Cornerback Raleigh McKenzie as Himself - Washington Redskins Guard Art Monk as Himself - Washington Redskins Wide Receiver Herman Moore as Himself - Detroit Lions Wide Receiver Don Overton as Himself - Detroit Lions Running Back Brett Perriman as Himself - Detroit Lions Wide Receiver Lawrence Pete as Himself - Detroit Lions Nose Tackle Gerald Riggs as Himself - Washington Redskins Running Back Jeff Rutledge as Himself - Washington Redskins Quarterback Mark Rypien as Himself - Washington Redskins Quarterback Barry Sanders as Himself - Detroit Lions Running Back Ricky Sanders as Himself - Washington Redskins Wide Receiver Mark Schlereth as Himself - Washington Redskins Guard Chris Spielman as Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker Marc Spindler as Himself - Detroit Lions Defensive End Fred Stokes as Himself - Washington Redskins Defensive End Pat Summerall as Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Running back Kevin Jones was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round, 30th pick overall, in 2004.