In the 1966 best seller "Paper Lion," journalist George Plimpton describes his experience as a rookie in Detroit Lions NFL training camp.

Forty years ago, writer George Plimpton published one of the greatest sports books of all time -- Paper Lion. The book described his exploits playing with the Detroit Lions in a 1963 pre-season ...

Welcome to History Lesson, a recurring feature in Model D led by local historian Jacob Jones, in which we delve deep into the annals of Detroit history and nerd out over a different topic each time.

NEW YORK (AP) _ George Plimpton, the self-deprecating author of ``Paper Lion'' and other sporting adventures and a patron to Philip Roth, Jack Kerouac and countless other writers, has died. He was 76.

NEW YORK (AP) -- George Plimpton, the self-deprecating author of "Paper Lion" and a patron to Philip Roth, Jack Kerouac and countless other writers, has died. He was 76.

A letter from Taylor Plimpton, whose dad, George Plimpton, spent training camp as a Detroit Lions QB in 1963 and wrote best-selling book "Paper Lion." ...

Not every author would go to the lengths that George Plimpton would to get the story. He was willing to take his style of ‘participatory journalism’ to any venue that ...

NEW YORK - George Plimpton, the self-deprecating author of "Paper Lion" and other sporting adventures and a patron to Philip Roth, Jack Kerouac and countless other writers, has died. He was 76.