The following chapter, titled "The Last Hurrah," is excerpted from “Miracle in the Motor City,” by Bill Morris. A history of the Detroit Lions since their last championship in 1957, the deeply ...

Built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 on the campus of what was then Southwest Missouri State Teachers College, Briggs Stadium was named in honor of legendary coach Arthur Briggs. Seen ...

Briggs Stadium, the big sooty barn at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull just west of downtown Detroit, was buzzing by noon that Sunday, Dec. 29, 1957, even though kickoff was still an hour away. The ...