Quote Originally Posted by rickbak View Post
* In 1955, the 3-9 Lions had the worst record in the league, yet set a NFL record for season ticket sales. That season they also became the first pro football team to rake in $1 million at the gate, a significant achievement at a time when ticket sales were still the primary source of revenue.
The 1955 Lions season was an anomaly in the time of their greatest success. They had gone to the championship game the previous 3 years, winning in '52 & '53, losing in '54. In '56 they would miss winning the division by one game [[after Halas had the Bears cheap-shot Bobby Layne out of the deciding final game of the season). And in 1957 the Lions would win the championship again, their last one to date.