Terry Barr was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and he would play his college ball at the University of Michigan.  He would stay in state for his professional career, as the Lions chose him in the 3^rd Round of the 1957 Draft.  Used predominantly as a returner, he would help the Lions win the NFL Championship as a rookie and he would later have a greater role in the Detroit offense.  Barr was named to the Pro Bowl in both 1963 and 1964 where he reached the 1,000 Yard in Receiving.  Barr would lead the NFL in Touchdown Receptions and he would have 35 over his career, all of which were as a Lion.  On the defensive side of the ball he would help with five Interceptions.

A star at USC, Don Doll spent his first four seasons as a ball hawk for the Detroit Lions.  Doll had 26 picks over his Lions’ career and was chosen for the Pro Bowl in his first three seasons in the 1950s.  Doll would have 10 or more pick in the first two years of his career and would have 26 Interceptions as a member of the Detroit Lions.

Everson Griffen came to the Minnesota Vikings as the 100^th Overall Draft Pick in 2010 and it was a slow build for him to really find his place in the NFL.  Griffen was mostly used on Special Teams as a rookie and morphed into a pass rushing specialist until 2014 when he became the starting Defensive End. Griffen went to four Pro Bowls over a five-year period, and he had three 10-plus Sack seasons while wearing the horns.  Griffen played for the Vikigs for ten years before he signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a Free Agent.  

Griffen returned in 2021 for another year, bringing his Sack total in Minnesota to 79.5.

As of this writing, Harrison Smith has played all 13 of his seasons in the National Football League, with five straight (2015-19), and a sixth (2021) seeing him go to the Pro Bowl.