The NFL kicks off with an unconventional Wednesday game. But history shows that the Detroit Lions also played an important Wednesday game in 1934.
When Brandon and Celeste Lee enjoy Lions games together at Ford Field, they always think about the late Sidney Walker Jr., who was Brandon’s grandad and Celeste’s dad. A Detroit autoworker for 40 years, Walker began a Lions season ticket tradition within his family that dates back to when the Lions played home games at the old Tiger Stadium.
📹 by Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press
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