Portsmouth Spartans
| Portsmouth Spartans | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 1928 | ||
| Stadium | Universal Stadium | ||
| Headquartered | Portsmouth, Ohio | ||
| Colors | Purple, gold, white | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Owners | Portsmouth National League Football Corporation Harry N. Snyder (largest shareholder) | ||
| Head coach | Hal Griffen (1930) George "Potsy" Clark (1931–1933) | ||
| Team history | |||
Portsmouth Spartans | |||
| League / conference affiliations | |||
| National Football League (as of 1930 season) | |||
The Portsmouth Spartans were a professional American football team that played in Portsmouth, Ohio, from their founding in 1928 to their relocation to Detroit in 1934. Originally drawing players from defunct independent professional and semi-professional teams, they joined the fledgling National Football League (NFL) in 1930. Their home stadium was Universal Stadium, known today as Spartan Municipal Stadium.
The team was sold to a new ownership group in 1934 and relocated to Detroit, where they became the Detroit Lions — a team which remains part of the NFL today.