May 21—A coin toss the Browns lost prior to the first portion of the 1957 NFL Draft changed the course of the franchise — fortunately for them. The NFL draft was much different back then compared to ...

The first four rounds of the 22nd NFL Draft were held Nov. 26, 1956, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. The final 26 rounds were held on Jan. 31, 1957, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in ...

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions are in unprecedented territory, standing one win away from advancing to their first-ever Super Bowl. But the Lions had played for the NFL championship before it was called ...

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Steve Junker, a key member of the franchise’s last NFL championship in 1957, died on Dec. 13 at the age of 88. Junker, a native of Cincinnati, was selected by the ...

ATTENDANCE. AND IT CERTAINLY BECOME ONE OF THE BIGGEST NON ATHLETIC EVENTS IN SPORTS. BUT IN 1957, THE DRAFT WAS, BY TODAY’S STANDARDS, SIMPLE, VERY SIMPLE. AND THAT’S WHEN A COLLEGE QUARTERBACK NAMED ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in September 2017, when the Detroit Free Press covered the 60th anniversary of the Detroit Lions' last championship team: The 1957 Lions. That team's ...

Punahou coach Charlie Ane pointed out instructions to his son Kale, who was a sophomore at the time and “close to the bench,” Kale said. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.

“Grit” has been the motto for this season’s Detroit Lions, who will make the franchise’s first-ever Super Bowl appearance if they can scratch out a win Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. That’s ...

Somewhere Joe Schmidt must be smiling. The oldest living Pro Football Hall of Fame player, Schmidt turns 92 on Friday -- just two days before his Detroit Lions look to continue a season for the ...

In the latest Blast from the past, the Blue Zone highlights NFL draftees, including Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen: The 2026 NFL Draft just finished, and three former Duke players had their names ...

What we know today was The NFL was in its infancy back in the 1950s. Future legends like Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas were just beginning their careers. To put things further in perspective, the first ...