9:03 a.m. September 11th 2001

Historical marker location:

New Buffalo, Michigan

( Memorial is on Red Arrow Highway, 0.3 miles north of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling north.)

The Detroit Lions football team was one of the original teams in the National Football League (NFL) when it was founded in 1920. The Lions have played their home games at Ford Field in Detroit since 2002.