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A total of 58 Detroit players have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Gordie Howe holds regular season records for most games played (1687), most points (1809), and most goals (786). Howe was a member of a Stanley Cup-winning team four times with the Red Wings and his uniform number 9 was retired by the club.
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North Division of the National Football Conference. [1] The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930. [2]
Bill Allington, manager of minor-league teams and women's baseball's Rockford Peaches (born in St. Clair County) Joe Altobelli, MLB player, manager of 1983 World Series champion Baltimore Orioles (born in Detroit) Billy Ashley, outfielder for Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox (born in Trenton)
The Detroit Dark Angels were a women's semi-professional American football team founded in 2010 by Chuck Lauber and Aaron Brothers. [1] In 2014, the team was purchased and reorganized as a 501(c)3 corporation DDA Football Inc., by a group that included former Detroit Demolition players Alecia Sweeney and Yarlen Henry along with Coach Keith Thomas.
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The Detroit Almanac. Detroit Free Press. ISBN 0-937247-34-0. Gavrilovich, Peter and Bill McGraw (2006). The Detroit Almanac, 2nd edition. Detroit Free Press. ISBN 978-0-937247-48-8. Cameron, T.C. Metro Detroit's High School Basketball Rivalries. Arcadia Publishing, 2009. ISBN 0738560146, 9780738560144. Available at Google Books.
In her rookie season, Jackson played in all 40 regular-season games, starting 35, and averaged 13.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists. She was also named to the 2024 WNBA All-Rookie Team . [ 19 ] Despite Jackson's contributions, the Sparks, ravaged by injuries, won only 8 games all season and finished 12th in the league.
The Soul Sisters Softball Team was Detroit's first all female, all African American softball team. The Motown Soul Sisters softball team was started in 1965 by a group of women who wanted to play softball in a public space. Women during this time did not have equal access to recreational facilities.