1952 NFL Championship Game Film

by VolBrian on Jun 29, 2009 2:42 PM EDT

As promised, I will be posting some of the historical items/memorabilia my grandfather, Garrard "Buster" Ramsey, Detroit Lions Defensive Coach 1952-1959, held onto from his career. We'll begin here with the 1952 World Championship game footage that my family converted from the old 16 millimeter reel to DVD and then finally to the web. The Lions won this game 17-7 over the Cleveland Browns. This footage is 30 minutes long, so I cut it up into 10 minute segments for ease of viewing. I hope y'all enjoy this glimpse of the Lions' past!!!

Game begins after the jump!

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WOW!

Freakin Awesome! Thank You very much!

by j16941 on Jun 29, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

BEER

HIGH
Now I know why I love the LIFE! The Champagne of bottled beers.

by j16941 on Jun 29, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions

you rock Vol!

And thank you that was sweet!

by davis0169 on Jun 29, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

I still have no idea what is up with my media player. I’ve updated it and all I still see are white squares.
Very cool of you to share this stuff with us, dude. We appreciate it!

by JazzyBBP on Jun 29, 2009 5:53 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks again!

Now that was a great defence. Otto Graham was one of the best QBs of all time, Motley was a Hall of Famer too. Still they held them to one TD.

That was the Lions identity then, great defence and just enough offence.

by NorthLeft12 on Jun 29, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions

AMAZING!!!!!

by BennieBladesFan on Jun 29, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions

Great stuff

I’ve seen very few past Lions games so I thank you for this chance. Keep it coming.

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Jun 29, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions

I love it!!!!

Thanks VOL

by JCruize on Jun 29, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

That was great

Thank you Brian. That was the first time I have seen any of the Lion’s past Championship games. My friend jokes “It may be the only way we ever see them win a Championship in our lifetimes”.

Again, thank you very much for sharing this with us.

by KDawg on Jun 29, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions

Let's hope not REV

by davis0169 on Jun 29, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions

For sure

I hope that they win one before I turn 40!!

by KDawg on Jun 29, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope

It will be before I’m 38. I turn 37 on 12-31.

by davis0169 on Jun 29, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions

BTW

Rec’d post here…..thanks again Brian.

by KDawg on Jun 29, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions

Cool stuff

I love the history you can find on the web. Now i have an awesome Lions game to go with the Nascar races i`ve got on my you tube account. Funny rule " only one offensive player my touch the ball " no touchdown Cleveland. Your granfather was the defensive coach from `52-`59. I hope you have some other films in the attic.

by lionsfan64 on Jun 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

better yet..

maybe he has some of the playbooks. The Lions D could use them.

by JCruize on Jun 30, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

I do

I have some of both. Some more film should be up this afternoon, and some plays possibly later. I’ll continue doing this stuff for you guys until camp rolls around and it’s time to pay attention to the present.

Tennessee WILL beat Georgia on the way to 9+ wins in '09!!!

by VolBrian on Jun 30, 2009 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions