Pride of the Lions

The Pride of the Lions is a team-specific hall of fame, honoring former members of the Detroit Lions, an American football team in the National Football League (NFL). Considered to be the organization's highest individual honor,^[1][2] inductees' names, jersey numbers, and years played in Detroit are featured in a permanent display on the former Hudson's warehouse at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.^[3][4] The Pride of the Lions is sometimes referred to as the team's ring of honor.^[5][6][7]

Established in 2009, the Pride of the Lions' inaugural class featured 12 inductees, all of whom had already been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.^[8][9] There have been 21 former players inducted into the Pride of the Lions.^[10][11]

Inductees

Key

Symbol	Meaning
†	Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Inducted	Player	Position	Years with the Lions	Refs
2009	Lem Barney†	Cornerback	1967–1977	[8][12]
	Jack Christiansen†	Safety	1951–1958	[8][13]
	Dutch Clark†	Quarterback	1931–1932, 1934–1938	[8][14][15][16]
		General manager	1936–1938
		Head coach	1937–1938
	Lou Creekmur†	Guard, tackle	1950–1959	[8][17]
	Dick "Night Train" Lane†	Cornerback	1960–1965	[8][18]
	Yale Lary†	Defensive back, punter	1952–1953, 1956–1964	[8][19]
	Bobby Layne†	Quarterback	1950–1958	[8][20]
	Barry Sanders†	Running back	1989–1998	[8][21]
	Charlie Sanders†	Tight end	1968–1977	[8][22]
	Joe Schmidt†	Linebacker	1953–1965	[8][23]
		Head coach	1967–1972
	Doak Walker†	Halfback	1950–1955	[8][24]
	Alex Wojciechowicz†	Center, linebacker	1938–1946	[8][25]
2010	Dick LeBeau†	Defensive back	1959–1972	[26][27]
2013	Jason Hanson	Kicker	1992–2012	[28][29]
2016	Dick Stanfel†	Guard	1952–1955	[30][31]
2018	Roger Brown	Defensive tackle	1960–1966	[3][32]
	Alex Karras†	Defensive tackle	1958–1962, 1964–1970	[3][33]
	Herman Moore	Wide receiver	1991–2001	[3][34]
2021	Chris Spielman	Linebacker	1988–1995	[35][36]
		Executive	2020–present
2023	Lomas Brown	Tackle	1985–1995	[37][38]
2024	Calvin Johnson†	Wide receiver	2007–2015	[11][39]