The Lions' Original Prize Rookie
Seventy-five years ago, Detroit's defending NFL champions picked a local star in pro football's very first player draft. But it would be years before even Number 1 picks were a sure thing to sign a contract.
The ones that got away chose advertising, nuclear science, and even his mom's religious convictions (she couldn't abide football on the Sabbath Day) over joining the Silver & Blue on the 100-yard Field of Honor.
Get the whole story in this addition of "Joe Donovan's Detroit History":
