Rob “Lion Eyes” Gonzales stood on a swath of the turf from Pontiac Silverdome in his basement, sporting his signature shades with blue frames and leaping lions on silver lenses that obstruct his view.

“I’ve had family members say I need an intervention, but I love my Lions — I just love them!,” exclaimed Porter, who says she will never again forget to wear her Barry Sanders jersey on ...

The retired steel mill supervisor has autographed Lions jerseys — including No. 20s Barry Sanders, Billy Sims and Lem Barney — on a wall along with framed photos and autographs, bobbleheads ...

Out on the turf, the Lions' storied Honolulu blue melded with the team's secondary color, a dull shade best described as ...