| Fun and games are always an inevitable
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| | Thanksgiving. This team has hosted a game
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| part of entertainment for the young and
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| | every Thanksgiving Day since 1934, with
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| the old alike. People in America
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| | the exception of 1939-1944 due to World
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| celebrate this festival of charitable
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| | War II. The Dallas have also hosted
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| giving through their avid participation
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| | football matches every Thanksgiving Day
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| in the game of football that brings in
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| | since 1966.We thus find that it all saw
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| waves of sheer joy and pleasure in the
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| | its genesis in 1934 when a local radio
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| hearts of multitudes of fanatic football
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| | executive, G.A. Richards, had purchased
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| fans who are driven mad by football mania
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| | the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans and moved
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| during this festive season. Over the
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| | the team to Detroit, the Motor City. The
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| years, football has become synonymous
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| | Lions being nouveau arrive in town had
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| with this joyous festival of
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| | taken a backseat to the Baseball Tigers
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| Thanksgiving.Many interesting traditions
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| | in the sport pages. Richards had
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| permeate deep into the festival of
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| | practical reasons for scheduling the game
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| Thanksgiving such as the game of football
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| | on Thanksgiving Day as he was also wise
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| compliments this festival of merrymaking.
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| | enough to figure out that the best way to
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| Professional football was the last of the
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| | give publicity to the team would be
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| contemporary trends of celebrating the
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| | opting for the Thanksgiving Day contest
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| spirit of Thanksgiving. In 1874, eleven
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| | for attracting the Motor City fans during
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| years after Lincoln's proclamation, the
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| | the teams' first season. The fierce clash
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| first intercollegiate football game was
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| | between the Lions and the invincible
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| played. Two year later the
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| | World Champion, meaning the robust Bears
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| Intercollegiate Football Association was
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| | of Chicago proved to be an all time
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| formed in the northeast, which instituted
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| | classic. The Lions were exceptionally
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| a championship game principally to amuse
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| | good with eight wins backing them,
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| the people on Thanksgiving Day. Every
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| | leading them to their entry alongside the
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| year, strong competitors like Princeton
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| | Bears with a 10-1 record. But Chicago had
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| and Yale would vie with each other to bag
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| | even a better record holding a commanding
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| the most coveted winner's trophy.
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| | position with 11 straight wins. The match
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| Players, students and fans would wear
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| | then reached an interesting phase where a
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| their school colors as a mark of
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| | win in the sole fateful game would ensure
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| representation with banners flying high
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| | whether the Lions will get the
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| from carriages, hotels and business
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| | first-place tie with the Bears. Two weeks
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| establishments of New York City. On
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| | in advance of that fateful match, 26,000
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| Thanksgiving Day church services would
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| | tickets were sold out for the "Turkey
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| wind up early to accommodate the fans,
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| | Day" clash in the University of Detroit
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| with the game kicking off the season of
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| | Stadium. Richards was not disheartened
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| festivity for the social elite in New
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| | over the last two losses rather pretty
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| York. It had gained such popularity that
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| | content the way his team performed in its
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| soon by mid-1890s, 1,20,000 athletes from
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| | very first year. His faith and confidence
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| colleges, clubs and high schools partook
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| | in the team was well rewarded when Lions
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| in 5,000 Thanksgiving Day football games
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| | won the 1935 America's popular football
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| across the nation.The custom of watching
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| | league Championship. The final match was
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| a match of football on Thanksgiving Day
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| | scheduled on Thanksgiving Day when the
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| has evolved during the early decades of
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| | Lions defeated the Bears 14-2 to bag the
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| twentieth century. As football paved its
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| | west Championship trophy. Radio with its
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| way into the heart of the people winning
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| | huge publicity potential was used as a
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| hearts of millions, giving it a huge
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| | bait to capture the audience. Richards
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| popularity as early as 1920s and 1930s
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| | along with the nationally recognized
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| and earning itself the much prestigious
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| | broadcasting radio company, set up a
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| position that it enjoys at present, many
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| | 94-station network to broadcast the
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| people began to visit the football
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| | Lions-Bears showdown. Since then the
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| stadium to watch the same. Renowned teams
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| | league conventionally schedules two
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| playing for the world famous football
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| | nationally televised games on
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| league of America eventually established
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| | Thanksgiving, usually featuring the
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| the tradition of playing nationally
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| | famous football players of Dallas, one of
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| televised games on Thanksgiving
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| | the most successful and popular
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| afternoon. Besides the conventional
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| | franchises in the sport and the players
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| competition organized by the nationally
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| | of Detroit, one of the least
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| recognized football league in America,
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| | successful.2006 will be the 87th season
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| many high schools and colleges also
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| | of globally acclaimed American football
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| organize "Turkey Day" football games over
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| | and is presumed to run from September 7
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| Thanksgiving weekend, often between
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| | to New Year's Eve, December 31. Three
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| regional or historic rival. However,
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| | games have been ideally scheduled to be
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| Thanksgiving football played in schools
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| | played on Thanksgiving Day. In addition
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| and colleges of America, has now more or
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| | to the traditional annual game between
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| less faded into oblivion in most sections
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| | the world renowned American football
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| of the country with it being kept alive
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| | players of Detroit and Dallas home games
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| only in two franchise cities of this
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| | during that day, the Kansas City Chiefs
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| globally recognized football league of
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| | who hosted games during their days in the
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| America, namely Detroit and Dallas, where
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| | football league of America, will relive
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| Thanksgiving football is very much a way
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| | that tradition in 2006 by hosting the
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| of life.Thanksgiving football more often
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| | players of Denver on Thanksgiving. All
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| than not is associated with the team of
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| | these games are scheduled to be broadcast
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| Lions and a tradition that has been
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| | in prime time.Friends and family all over
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| popular since 1934 in the city of
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| | America usually prefer to huddle around
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| Detroit. The game has been the idea of
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| | their radio or TV sets to catch the live
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| G.A. Richards, the first owner of the
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| | telecast of the match while munching on
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| team with ferocious lion like quality
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| | the special dishes prepared to
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| players comprising the team. In fact four
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| | commemorate Thanksgiving. Thus each
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| generations of Detroiters have been a
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| | Thanksgiving would actually revive the
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| proud part of the American celebration of
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| | old, classic tradition of enjoying a
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| Thanksgiving. Some 71 years later, fans
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| | match of football as a part of the
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| residing in the state of Michigan have
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| | celebration. Over decades, football and
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| transformed a local event into an annual
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| | Thanksgiving has established a strong
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| holiday event, giving it the shape of
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| | bond, leading to a high adrenaline
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| single greatest tradition in the history
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| | rush.Sean Carter writes on holidays,
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| of American professional team sports. In
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| | Thanksgiving Day
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| fact no other team in professional sports
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| | and world events. He also writes on
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| can claim to be so much a part of an
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| | family, relationships, Christmas,
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| American holiday as that team with
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| | religion, love and friendship.
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| ferocious lion like players' team with
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