Gates Brown
"In high school I took some english, some science, some hubcaps and some wheel covers."
-- Former Tigers outfielder/DH William "Gates" Brown, who got his nickname for having spent some time in prison.
OBSCURE FACTOID
Under Bill Ford's ownership, the Lions have only worn their road white jerseys once at home: Thanksgiving Day, 1970, when the visiting Oakland Raiders' silver numerals on their white jerseys were deemed to not be vivid enough for that day's national telecast. So the Lions wore white and the Raiders wore black. The Lions won, 28-14, despite falling behind 14-0 after the Raiders' first two possessions.
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