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Happy 3️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ Day Detroit!
Detroit is and always has been a sports city! Today we celebrate the greatness of the city, our rich history, and what’s to come!
Check out these 13 Detroit sports facts:
📍Detroit is the only city in the U.S. to have all major professional sports teams play within four blocks.
🦁The Lions are one of the NFL’s oldest franchises
🐅 The Tigers are the city’s oldest professional team, founded in 1881, and have won four World Series championships (last in 1984).
🏆Detroit is the only city to win three major professional sports championships in the same year (1935-36)
🏒The Detroit Red Wings started in 1926 as the Detroit Cougars, briefly renamed the Detroit Falcons and in 1932 became the Detroit Red Wings.
🏈Detroit hosted Super Bowl XL at @fordfield .
🎳Detroit is the bowling Capital of the world!
✨The 2024 NFL Draft broke the NFL Draft’s all time attendance record.
🚲Michigan is home to one of the oldest continuously operated BMX tracks @waterfordoaksbmx
🎣Michigan was ranked one of the top fishing destinations for 10 years straight by @bass_nation. Michigan has hosted numerous fishing events along the Detroit River and surrounding areas.
🏀 The @detroitpistons have won three NBA championships (1989, 1990, and 2004), with the “Bad Boys” and “Goin’ to Work” teams defining eras of tough, blue-collar basketball.
🏎️ The Detroit Grand Prix has a rich history in motorsports. First held in 1982, it has taken place in downtown Detroit and Belle Isle, bringing top-tier racing to the city.
⚾ Jackie Robinson played minor league baseball in Detroit in 1945, when the Kansas City Monarchs played the Detroit Stars at Hamtramck Stadium—one of the last remaining Negro League ballparks.
Happy 313 Day!!
#313Day #detroitsports #detroit
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