Detroit Lions offensive linesman Mike Utley is examined after suffering a spinal injury on Nov. 18, 1991. (Blake Discher / Associated Press) Even in a hospital bed, with a horrific spinal-cord injury ...

Most people would have given up on the idea of walking again if it had been nearly two decades since they had done it. But almost 20 years since he was paralyzed on an NFL football field, it appears ...

The Detroit Lions won four NFL championships before the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, including three between 1952 and 1957, but they’ve endured decades of mostly futility since, and remain one of four teams ...

ATLANTA — Lomas Brown was on the field 34 years ago when his Detroit Lions teammate, Mike Utley, suffered a paralyzing neck injury. On Friday, Aug. 8, Brown was in the broadcast booth for the Lions' ...

Former Detroit Lions offensive lineman Mike Utley, who suffered a career-ending, life-changing spinal cord injury, is the keynote speaker marking the official kickoff of the USTA Boys' 18 & 16 ...

Mike Utley, “The Cran Man”, of Carver passed away suddenly at the home he proudly built and lived in for 46 years on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont on June 27, 1952, to the ...

After years of working with and around others, Neuwirth finally got around to recording his debut, self-titled solo album in 1974, which included contributions from Kris Kristofferson, Booker T. Jones ...

DETROIT — Even in a hospital bed, with a horrific spinal-cord injury that would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life, Mike Utley gave his Detroit Lions teammate a helping hand. It was ...