Spartans Tapestries
Description: The professional American football team now known as the Detroit Lions previously played in Portsmouth, Ohio from its founding in 1928 to its relocation to Detroit in 1934. This article chronicles the team's history during their time as the Portsmouth Spartans. Originally drawing players from defunct independent professional and semi-pro teams, they joined the fledgling National Football League in 1930. Their home stadium was Universal Stadium (known today as Spartan Municipal Stadium).
Description: The professional American football team now known as the Detroit Lions previously played in Portsmouth, Ohio from its founding in 1928 to its relocation to Detroit in 1934. This article chronicles the team's history during their time as the Portsmouth Spartans. Originally drawing players from defunct independent professional and semi-pro teams, they joined the fledgling National Football League in 1930. Their home stadium was Universal Stadium (known today as Spartan Municipal Stadium).
Description: Simonides of Ceos wrote this epitaph commemorating the 300 Spartans the fallen warrior at The Battle of Thermopylae. It means: Tell them in Lacedaimon, passer-by That here, obedient to their word, we lie. The brave Spartans fought the Persians until their death thus the heroic epitaph from lyric poet Simonedes.
