![National Football League an early history and the Portsmouth Spartans. Portsmouth OH Travels - YouTube National Football League an early history and the Portsmouth Spartans. Portsmouth OH Travels - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7JtLDRuYaEg/sddefault.jpg)
National Football League an early history and the Portsmouth Spartans. Portsmouth OH Travels - YouTube
![Tom Horsman on Twitter: "My favorite fun fact about Portsmouth though is that the Detroit @Lions were originally based here and were known as the Portsmouth Spartans. They played at Spartan Memorial Tom Horsman on Twitter: "My favorite fun fact about Portsmouth though is that the Detroit @Lions were originally based here and were known as the Portsmouth Spartans. They played at Spartan Memorial](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXYmnCsXkAIpE1w.jpg:large)
Tom Horsman on Twitter: "My favorite fun fact about Portsmouth though is that the Detroit @Lions were originally based here and were known as the Portsmouth Spartans. They played at Spartan Memorial
![Bryan Knowles on Twitter: "If the NFL mandated throwback jerseys to celebrate the 100th season, your Week 1 matchups might look a little something like this! ...Only with actual, modern helmets. I Bryan Knowles on Twitter: "If the NFL mandated throwback jerseys to celebrate the 100th season, your Week 1 matchups might look a little something like this! ...Only with actual, modern helmets. I](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDpS_gbXoAATl-l.png:large)