On this day in 1974, Detroit Democrat Charles Youngblood was convicted of conspiracy to bribe a public official. In 1964, William Clay Ford took control of the Detroit Lions for $4.5 million. The Lions, originally from Portsmouth, Ohio, are now worth over $4 billion.

Youngblood's Bribery & Lions' Legacy | Jan 10

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