2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE
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Texas roots go back even deeper with Layne and<br />
Walker who grew up only a few blocks apart in<br />
Dallas, Texas, and were childhood friends. Both<br />
players started in the backfield at Highland Park<br />
High School in 1943. After stints in the military<br />
during World War II, Layne went to Texas University<br />
while Walker played for rival Southern Methodist<br />
University. The two were reunited when they joined<br />
the Lions in 1950.<br />
‣ ¾ That connection has been revisited with the<br />
Lions drafting QB Matthew Stafford with the first<br />
overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Stafford also<br />
is from Highland Park, Texas and went to the<br />
same high school as Layne and Walker.<br />
‣ ¾ He was joined in the first round of 2009 NFL<br />
Draft by another Texas prep star when the Lions<br />
drafted TE Brandon Pettigrew, who is from<br />
Tyler, Texas.<br />
The Lions’ current roster with connections to<br />
the Lonestar State:<br />
‣ ¾ Texas A&M: LS Don Muhlbach (Lufkin)<br />
¾<br />
‣ Texas A&M Commerce: WR Vernon Johnson<br />
(Fort Worth)<br />
‣ ¾ Texas Tech: T LaAdrian Waddle (Columbus),<br />
DE Kerry Hyder (Austin), G/C Manny Ramirez<br />
(Houston)<br />
‣ ¾ Texas: CB Quandre Diggs (Angleton)<br />
‣ ¾ Southern Methodist: QB Garrett Gilbert (Austin)<br />
‣ ¾ Houston: DE Phillip Hunt (Fort Worth)<br />
‣ ¾ Others Texas prepsters (High School hometown):<br />
LB Travis Lewis (San Antonio), TE<br />
Brandon Pettigrew (Tyler),QB Matthew Stafford<br />
(Highland Park), C Travis Swanson (Kingwood)<br />
THE ORIGINAL <strong>DETROIT</strong> <strong>LIONS</strong> OFFICES<br />
Where were the first offices of the Detroit Lions<br />
located? Shortly after the club’s move from<br />
Portsmouth, Ohio, Lions owner G.A. Richards, who<br />
also owned radio station WJR, set up Head Coach<br />
George “Potsy” Clark with a temporary office in<br />
room 2107 of the Fisher Building, in downtown<br />
Detroit.<br />
‣ ¾ Since 2002, the Lions have operated out of the<br />
team’s headquarters in Allen Park, with portions<br />
of the organization’s business operations<br />
housed in the old Hudson’s warehouse portion<br />
of Ford Field.<br />
<strong>LIONS</strong> TRAINING CAMP LOCATIONS<br />
Since their first training camp in 1934, the Lions<br />
have trained at 10 different sites during the preseason.<br />
SITE YEARS CITY<br />
Cranbrook 1934-41 Bloomfield Hills<br />
Charlevoix 1942 Charlevoix<br />
West Shore Golf Club 1943-44 Grosse Ile<br />
Assumption College 1945 Windsor, Ontario<br />
Alma College 1946-48 Alma<br />
Michigan State Normal College 1949-56 Ypsilanti<br />
Cranbrook 1957-74 Bloomfield Hills<br />
Oakland University 1975-89 Rochester<br />
Pontiac Silverdome 1990-96 Pontiac<br />
Saginaw Valley St. University 1997-01 Saginaw<br />
Lions Practice Facility 2002- Allen Park<br />
LONGEST TENURED COACHES<br />
Lions Defensive Assistant Don Clemons retired in<br />
February 2012 after serving 27 seasons on the Lions<br />
coaching staff, the most by any coach in franchise<br />
history. Clemons has served at least 10 years more<br />
than any coach who has ever worked for the Lions.<br />
COACH YEARS SEASONS<br />
Clemons, Don 1985-11 27<br />
Forte, Aldo 1950-1965 16<br />
Wilson, George 1949-1964 16<br />
Arapoff, Jason 2001- 14<br />
Doll, Don 1963-64, 78-88 13<br />
Fontes, Wayne 1985-96 12<br />
Hill, Bert 1990-00 11<br />
Priefer, Chuck 1997-06 10<br />
Kwan, Stan 1997-00, 04-09 10<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> <strong>LIONS</strong><br />
HISTORY
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