In 1927 a short nine-game series took place in Argentina, with the Lions winning all nine encounters ; the tour did however become a financial success for Argentine rugby.

The Lions won all of their games that did not have test status except for the matches against Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury ; they did however lose three of their four test matches against the All Blacks, winning the first test 6 – 3 ..

The Lions did however lose the first three tests to South Africa, winning the last one, though the series had already been won by the Springboks.

The Lions ' 2005 tour to New Zealand, coached by 2003 England world cup winning coach Clive Woodward, won all seven games against provincial teams however suffered heavy defeats in all three tests and were narrowly defeated by the New Zealand Maori team.

Devlin and Emmerich gave the rights to the franchise to MGM when they were working on their 1996 film Independence Day ( the rights to the Stargate film are currently owned by StudioCanal, with Lions Gate Entertainment handling most distribution in terms of international theatrical and worldwide home video releases ); however, MGM retains the domestic television rights.

Swamp Rat XIV was however so successful that in 1971, Garlits won two of his next three Top Fuel Eliminator titles ( the Winternats and Bakersfield ), plus a runner-up at Lions, all in the new car.

Baltimore had the upper hand against the Lions, leading 17 – 10 at halftime and silencing the Lions ' faithful ; however, the Lions came back in the second half, winning by a score of 26 – 23 on a last-second Lui Passaglia field goal.

In 1938, the Lions Gate Bridge was completed and took away much business from the ferries, however, there was an increased demand with the onset of World War II because of the shipbuilding boom in North Vancouver.

A long battle with chronic fatigue syndrome threatened his career ; however, after many years in absence Lynch's return to form at a relatively late age in his career was hailed by the football community, and he became part of Brisbane Lions ' celebrated premiership winning formula.

After the Lions relocated, activity in the Silverdome dropped drastically, however it still staged some events.

Before the start of the 2004 – 05 season, however, the ' Lions ' was dropped from the name.

Some NCL clubs have however chosen to " move across " to the summer structure in order to progress towards the professional ranks, one example of this being Warrington Wizards ( who formerly competed in the NCL as Woolston Rovers ) and Featherstone Lions ( accepted by National League three ).

Not all was unfamiliar to Hakim, however, as this time around with the Lions he would be working with former Rams offensive coordinator and head coach Mike Martz, who was now the offensive coordinator in Detroit.

The first reports of a pilgrimage route corresponding to the Biblical events dates from the Byzantine era ; during that time, a Holy Thursday procession started from the top of the Mount of Olives, stopped in Gethsemane, entered the Old City at the Lions ' Gate, and followed approximately the current route to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ; however, there were no actual stops during the route along the Via Dolorosa itself.

Right on the summit of Lions Head however, is a tiny patch of endangered Sandstone Fynbos, a different ecosystem that is also found nearby on the top of Table Mountain.

The Lions however, have one of the lowest winning percentages in the NFL, including the only winless 16-game season in NFL history.

It was reported by some news outlets to be the first time an independent American baseball club had formed an affiliation with a foreign team or league, however, in 1972 and 1973 the California League's team based in Lodi, California had an affiliation with Nippon Professional Baseball's Nishitetsu Lions.

At the end of this season, however, Merrett was not retained as Brisbane Lions coach.

After his collegiate career, Sinkwich joined the United States Marine Corps ; however, due to his flat feet he received a medical discharge and proceeded to play with the Detroit Lions, who had selected him first overall in the 1943 NFL Draft.

The next year however, he went back to his old position of quarterback for the Lions, backing up Doug Flutie, in his last season.

He did not feature regularly for the England side after that but was selected for the 1993 Lions Tour to New Zealand however injury cruelly struck and he was the first player sent home through injury when he dislocated his shoulder in a tackle in the first game against North Harbour.

Orlovsky was projected to be the second-string quarterback in 2007 because Drew Stanton, who was picked in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft, was placed on injured reserve ; however, the Lions acquired J. T. O ' Sullivan, who bumped Orlovsky back to third on the depth chart.

The poor test results of the 2005 Lions, despite having one of the most experienced playing squads and the largest management team of any Lions tour, led to criticism of Woodward, particularly his selection policy, and prompted commentators to question the future of the Lions.

Borimirov made his Bundesliga debut on 12 August 1995, scoring twice at FC St. Pauli, albeit in a 2 – 4 loss, adding another two in the next two games, as the Lions eventually finished in eighth position ; in the following season, he experienced his best year abroad, netting nine times in 31 matches, helping TSV qualify for the UEFA Cup.

The most important engagement experienced during the first years of the Resega was the then Pedrolini Cup that gives hospitality to European teams such as the Stockholm club, the Wembley Lions, the Paris club and the Milan Devils.

In 2005 Titterrell was a surprise selection for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand ahead of more experienced players.

Her output as head of UA was two films, both starring Cruise, Lions for Lambs and Valkyrie, the latter of which, despite mixed reviews, was successful at the box office thanks to $ 117 million in foreign revenue.

He had a mixed 1999 – 2000 campaign, missing three months of the season due to international matches with the Indomitable Lions, captaining them to victory in the 2000 African Nations Cup and scoring the decisive penalty in the final game against Nigeria.

Classic examples are Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions, in which petrification means danger because turning carbon to silicon results in a radioactive isotope, and his Operation Chaos, where werewolves and other lycanthropes are the same size in human and animal form, owing to conservation of mass.

R. Schusterman duplicated many of the dolphin results in his California Sea Lions (" Rocky "), and came from a more behaviorist tradition than Herman's cognitive approach.

The Lions ' season was a lot more successful than their results in the inaugural season.

Also in 1965, Stampacchia and Jacques-Louis Lions extended earlier results of, announcing them in the paper: full proofs of their results appeared later in the paper.

Back in top level, their string of good results continued, and they finished the 1994 season third, behind BCC Lions and Shooting Stars, missing out on a spot in the 1995 CAF Cup on goal difference.

This results in the War of the Lions.

Underperformance and poor results has accounted for smaller attendances at Lions games in recent years.

Menace did bounce back down the home stretch, remaining unbeaten in their final five regular season games, but the results included two ties against the St. Louis Lions, which left the Rapids ten points clear of Menace at the top of the Heartland Division standings.

The tour was not a success in terms of international results, the Lions losing the first three tests before salvaging some pride with a win in the fourth.

After trying it out in training camp, Brown used the helmet to call in plays during a September 15 pre-season game against the Lions with Ratterman behind center.

The Lions have not had much success during the Super Bowl era: the Lions are one of four current NFL teams that have yet to qualify for the Super Bowl, and the team is 1-10 in post-season play during that period.

In 1994, every NFL team wore throwback jerseys, and the Lions ' were similar to the jerseys used during their 1935 championship season.

The Lions also wore ' 50s-style jerseys during their traditional Thanksgiving Day games from 2001 to 2004 as the NFL encouraged teams to wear throwback jerseys on Thanksgiving Day.

* John Ford ( wide receiver ) ( born 1966 ), American football player in NFL who attended University of Virginia and was with Detroit Lions during 1989 season

The Löwenburg (" Lions Castle ") is a replica of a medieval castle, also built during the reign of Wilhelm IX.

At the beginning of 1985 Norman announced that he and his second wife, Sarah Finch, who was now pregnant with their son, Michael, would return to the US to live, and that he and the Young Lions would undertake a 200 city tour of all fifty of the United States during 1985 and 1986.

It has been a long-time tradition during Carterville football games that " The Cannon " is shot off after every Lions ' touchdown.

The Lions Club pictured in the Gallery at the bottom of this page was built to serve as grades 5-8 during construction of a new school.

One such group, the Lions Club, runs a food and beverage tent during the festival.

* Bill Saul and his twin brothers Rich Saul and Ron Saul, professional football players during the 1960s and 1970s, were born and raised in Butler – Bill played 9 years ( 1962 – 1970 ) as a linebacker for the Colts, Steelers, Saints and Lions, Rich played 12 years ( 1970 – 1982 ) at center for the Los Angeles Rams and Ron played 13 years ( 1970 – 1983 ) for the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins.

Several civic organizations, including the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Volunteer Fire Department were formed during the 1940s.

During his career, he was often compared to Detroit Lions Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders, as both men were extremely successful for their respective teams and combined for 8 rushing titles during the 1990s.

Other roles during this period that displayed the actor's wide range included that of a crew chief in Days of Thunder ( 1990 ), a retiring cop in Falling Down ( 1992 ), an Hispanic barber in Wrestling Ernest Hemingway ( 1993 ), a New York tabloid editor in The Paper ( 1994 ), a rural doctor in Phenomenon ( 1996 ), an abusive father in 1996's Slingblade, an astronaut in Deep Impact ( 1998 ), a trail boss in Open Range ( 2003 ), a soccer coach in the comedy Kicking & Screaming, an old free spirit in Secondhand Lions ( 2003 ), a Las Vegas poker champion in Lucky You and a New York police chief in We Own the Night ( both 2007 ).

Christie's performance generated Oscar buzz, leading the distributor, Lions Gate Entertainment, to buy the film at the festival to release the film in 2007 to build momentum during the awards season.

In 1995, Jeremies signed for 1860 Munich, helping the Lions qualify for the UEFA Cup in his second year, and receiving totals of 30 yellow cards and two red during his three-year spell.

The team would go on to only win three games during the season, against the Brooklyn Lions 16-6, the Dayton Triangles 16-0, and the Canton Bulldogs 16-7 in a game that ended early due to darkness and a lack of field lights.

The BC Lions cheer team is known as the Felions and they are led by choreographer Aura Benwick and coordinator Alexandra Janicek, the Felions Dance Team consists of 35 dancers who play a valuable role on the sidelines during Lions home games. The Felions rehearse in downtown Vancouver every week from April through November.

However, celebrations like this were not common for Lions ' fans during the 1950s.

In 1955, during their second year as a franchise, the Lions again failed to make the playoffs.