Pride of the Lions

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The Pride of the Lions is a team-specific hall of fame, honoring former members of the Detroit Lions, an American football team in the National Football League (NFL). Considered to be the organization's highest individual honor, [1] [2] inductees' names, jersey numbers, and years played in Detroit are featured in a permanent display on the former Hudson's warehouse at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. [3] [4] The Pride of the Lions is sometimes referred to as the team's ring of honor. [5] [6] [7]

Established in 2009, the Pride of the Lions' inaugural class featured 12 inductees, all of whom had already been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [8] [9] There have been 21 former players inducted into the Pride of the Lions. [10] [11]

Inductees

Key
SymbolMeaning
†Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
InductedPlayerPositionYears with the LionsRefs
2009 Lem Barney † Cornerback 1967–1977 [8] [12]
Jack Christiansen † Safety 1951–1958 [8] [13]
Dutch Clark † Quarterback 1931–1932, 1934–1938 [8] [14] [15] [16]
General manager 1936–1938
Head coach 1937–1938
Lou Creekmur † Guard, tackle 1950–1959 [8] [17]
Dick "Night Train" Lane † Cornerback 1960–1965 [8] [18]
Yale Lary † Defensive back, punter 1952–1953, 1956–1964 [8] [19]
Bobby Layne † Quarterback 1950–1958 [8] [20]
Barry Sanders † Running back 1989–1998 [8] [21]
Charlie Sanders † Tight end 1968–1977 [8] [22]
Joe Schmidt † Linebacker 1953–1965 [8] [23]
Head coach 1967–1972
Doak Walker † Halfback 1950–1955 [8] [24]
Alex Wojciechowicz † Center, linebacker 1938–1946 [8] [25]
2010 Dick LeBeau † Defensive back 1959–1972 [26] [27]
2013 Jason Hanson Kicker 1992–2012 [28] [29]
2016 Dick Stanfel † Guard 1952–1955 [30] [31]
2018 Roger Brown Defensive tackle 1960–1966 [3] [32]
Alex Karras † Defensive tackle 1958–1962, 1964–1970 [3] [33]
Herman Moore Wide receiver 1991–2001 [3] [34]
2021 Chris Spielman Linebacker 1988–1995 [35] [36]
Executive 2020–present
2023 Lomas Brown Tackle 1985–1995 [37] [38]
2024 Calvin Johnson † Wide receiver 2007–2015 [11] [39]

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  20. ↑ "Bobby Layne Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Barry Sanders Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Charlie Sanders Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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  24. ↑ "Doak Walker Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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  32. ↑ "Roger Brown Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  33. ↑ "Alex Karras Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  34. ↑ "Herman Moore Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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  37. ↑ Bianchi, Nolan (October 30, 2023). "'It's humbling': Lomas Brown inducted into Pride of Lions". The Detroit News . Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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  39. ↑ "Calvin Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference . Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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