Detroit Tigers: Champions Day

The city of Detroit experienced a once in a lifetime phenom that still stands to this day. In one calendar year, the Detroit Lions, Detroit Red Wings, and the Tigers won their first championships. In addition to team sports, many individuals who called Detroit home were champions were celebrated from all types of sports including:

• Gar Wood, the speedboat champion throughout the 1920s and 1930s, and the first person to go 100 mph on the water.
• Joe Louis. Before winning the heavyweight championship in 1937 and starting his path as a legend, he was the AAU 175-pound champion in 1934 and the A.