The 1979 Detroit Lions season was the 50th season in franchise history. In the midst of what was a major rebuilding project, The woeful Lions finished the season with the worst record in the NFL and would have the first pick overall in the 1980 NFL Draft.
Famous quotes containing the words lions and/or season:
“King Richard. Lions make leopards tame.
Mowbray. Yea, but not change his spots.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime,
Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.”
—John Donne (c. 1572–1631)