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1989 Detroit Lions season

Index 1989 Detroit Lions season

The Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 60th season in the National Football League, their 56th as the Detroit Lions, and is best known as the beginning of the Barry Sanders era. [1]

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Barry Sanders

Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a former American football running back.

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Charlie Sanders

Charles Alvin Sanders (August 25, 1946 July 2, 2015) was an American football player who played tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1968 to 1977.

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Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dick Modzelewski

Richard Blair Modzelewski (born February 16, 1931) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and the Cleveland Browns.

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Frank Gansz

Frank Gansz (November 22, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an American football coach whose career spanned nearly 40 years.

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Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football in the United States whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.

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Herb Paterra

Herbert E. "Herb" Paterra (born November 8, 1940) is a former gridiron football player and coach.

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Jerry Vainisi

Jerry Vainisi was the general manager and executive vice president of the Chicago Bears and is current chairman/CEO, as well as the former owner, of Forest Park National Bank & Trust Co.

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Jerry Wampfler

Jerry Wampfler (born August 6, 1932) is a former American football player and coach.

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June Jones

June Sheldon Jones III (born February 19, 1953) is an American football coach and former player, currently serving as a head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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List of Detroit Lions seasons

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Mike Murphy (American football)

Mike Murphy (born September 25, 1944) is an American football coach who held a variety of defensive coaching positions at the college and professional levels of the sport over a period of four decades, starting in 1970.

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Mouse Davis

Darrel "Mouse" Davis (born September 6, 1932) is a retired American football coach and former player.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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National Football League Rookie of the Year Award

The National Football League Rookie of the Year Award refers to any number of awards presented by various entities to the top American football rookie(s) in the National Football League (NFL).

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NFC North

The NFC North is a division of the National Football League (NFL)'s National Football Conference (NFC), based in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Pontiac Silverdome

The Pontiac Silverdome (formerly known as the Silverdome) was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Pro-Football-Reference.com

Pro-Football-Reference.com is a website providing a variety of statistics for American football.

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Ron Hughes (American football)

Ron Hughes (born ca. 1943) is the college scouting coordinator of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Running back

A running back (RB) is an American and Canadian football position, a member of the offensive backfield.

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Wayne Fontes

Wayne Fontes (born February 2, 1940) is a former American football coach and college and professional football player who was the head coach of the National Football League's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996.

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William Clay Ford Jr.

William Clay Ford Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American businessman, serving as executive chairman of Ford Motor Company.

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William Clay Ford Sr.

William Clay Ford Sr. (March 14, 1925 – March 9, 2014) was an American businessman.

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Woody Widenhofer

Robert "Woody" Widenhofer (born January 20, 1943) is a former college football head coach and longtime assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL).

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1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A college football season.

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1989 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1989 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League (NFL).

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1989 Chicago Bears season

The 1989 Chicago Bears season was their 70th regular season completed in the National Football League.

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1989 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 1989 Cincinnati Bengals season was their 20th in the National Football League (NFL) and 22nd overall.

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1989 Cleveland Browns season

The 1989 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 40th season with the National Football League.

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1989 Green Bay Packers season

The 1989 Green Bay Packers season was their 71st overall and their 69th in the National Football League.

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1989 Houston Oilers season

The 1989 season was the Houston Oilers 30th season and their 20th in the National Football League (NFL).

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1989 Minnesota Vikings season

The Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League.

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1989 New Orleans Saints season

The 1989 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints' 23rd season.

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1989 New York Giants season

The 1989 New York Giants season was the 65th season for the club in the National Football League.

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1989 NFL Draft

The 1989 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players.

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1989 Phoenix Cardinals season

The 1989 Phoenix Cardinals season was the team's 70th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the second season in Phoenix.

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1989 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers were considered a rebuilding team filled with many young players, especially after the release of longtime center Mike Webster in the offseason.

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1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

The 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on a 5–11 season which finished winning two of their last three games including an upset of the 1988 AFC East Champion Buffalo Bills (a win that was not only Tampa Bay's high point of the season, but turned out to be hugely impactful on the AFC playoff picture, as Buffalo’s loss combined with an overtime win by the Cincinnati Bengals over Washington in the season finale meant that the Bengals clinched the home-field advantage that would have otherwise gone to the Bills; Cincinnati ended up winning a close AFC title game at home against Buffalo and got to Super Bowl XXIII. The season started with a road win against the improved Green Bay Packers, and game two brought the world champion San Francisco 49ers and Joe Montana to Tampa Stadium. With Joe trying to direct a 4th quarter comeback, cornerback Ricky Reynolds dropped what would have been a game ending interception on second down in the end zone. On third down, Montana rolled out and ran untouched into the endzone for a winning TD that left a rare sellout crowd stunned and silent in defeat. The Bucs extended their record to 3—2 by beating the hated Chicago Bears finally in Tampa Stadium, holding off the Bears to a 42—35 victory. It was an impressive win, but then the Bucs lost to the Detroit Lions in the last minute and entered into an over all five-game losing streak tailspin. Tampa Bay would sweep Chicago to end the streak (an achievement which was diluted by the Bears having their worst season in several years) but ended with a disappointing 5—11 record. James Wilder’s final season was highlighted by a 100-yard receiving game in week 9. Many fans felt the Bucs were far better than the final record suggested, and offseason acquisitions would help the Bucs win the next year.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Detroit_Lions_season

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