Before the Detroit Lions, the city hosted the Portsmouth Spartans, who played in Detroit from 1930 until they relocated and became the Lions in 1934. Additionally, the Detroit Tigers, a professional football team that was active in the early 1920s, played in Detroit before the establishment of the Lions. However, the Spartans are the most notable team preceding the Lions in the NFL.
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