City of Champions
 

Detroit Stand Up!

Detroit was given the name "City of Champions" in the 1930s for a series of successes both in individual and in team sport.[39] Gar Wood (a native Detroiter) won the Harmsworth Trophy for unlimited powerboat racing on the Detroit River in 1931. In the next year, 1932, Eddie "The Midnight Express" Tolan, a black student from Detroit's Cass Technical High School, won the 100- and 200-meter races and two gold medals at the 1932 Olympics. Joe Louis won the heavyweight championship of the world in 1937. Also, surprisingly in 1935, the Detroit Lions won the National Football League championship. The Detroit Tigers won the American League pennant in 1934 and again in 1935. And the Tigers won the World Series in 1935, defeating the Chicago Cubs. The Detroit Red Wings won the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup in 1936 and 1937[40][41]

The Red Wings would go on to become Detroit's most successful sports team, winning the Stanley Cup again in 1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1997, 1998, and 2002.

The Detroit Pistons have also had eras of glory, with championships in 1989, 1990, and 2004.

Comerica Park hosted the MLB All-Star Game on July 12, 2005 and Ford Field hosted Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006. On December 13, 2003, the largest crowd in basketball history (78,129) packed Ford Field to watch the University of Kentucky defeat Michigan State University, 79-74.[42]

The Detroit Tigers experienced a renaissance of their own in 2006, becoming an elite team again after decades of losing. After defeating the New York Yankees in the ALDS, and the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS, Comerica Park hosted games 1 and 2 of the 2006 World Series, as the Tigers lost to the St. Louis Cardinals.

nope wrong, Syracuse broke that record in a game last yr. REGULAR season game might I add. had over 80,000 i believe

also Boston's done more this century son.

4 rings. How much does detroit got? and PLEASE, save yoursefl the embarrasment of counting the Detroit Shock. rofl

Any proof?

any proof to what? if you talkin' syracuse shit. fuck lookin' it up, I remember cuz I watched it. I think it was Syracuse v.s Uconn no clue tho

lol, yeah the Syracuse shit
I doubt it, because they updated the tigers 2006 shit, they would've updated that too

and this century the pistons got 2 rings, and the detorit shock got 2
lmao

nucca. FUCK THE SHOCK! lol..... cuz I can also bring in MLS cuz I think New England Revolution won one or 2. but nobody cares about soccer.

and wtf @ all the New England teams being from Massachussetts. Just call them the Boston w/e, no fuckin' wack New England shit lol

those states all up there are small, so they're group together as all the lil teletubby states and shit
yall gotta share yall teams
except with basketball

16 rings for the celtics son. 16 rings..... it's all about them Kings tho :shoot:

wtf
the celtics aint won no 16 championships this century

i meant overall son. although they have won 16 this century.

16 GAMES in total. they suck saon

yankees...



best sports team in history......



please try to argue with me..

I believe the Tigers merked them, yo

key words were ........ best in history


apparently not best this year......and neither were the tigers.....

i like 3 teams in the majors...yanks being my fav......then tigers and mets....



cards were best this year

Cards wasnt the best, they was the most lycky
its cool next year them Tigers goin get in that ass