Can You Match These Sports Teams With Their Original City?

The Detroit Lions moved from which city due to low revenue caused by the Great Depression?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although the Porstmouth Spartans were successful on the field in Ohio, revenue was down due to the Great Depression. The team was bought in 1934 by a group led by George Richards, owner of the Detroit Radio Station WJR. He moved the team to Detroit and renamed them the Lions.

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The Detroit Lions moved from which city due to low revenue caused by the Great Depression?

• Trenton
• Denver
• Portsmouth
• Dallas