Detroit Cougars
August 21, 2014
The Detroit Cougars were a short-lived effort to bring pro soccer to Detroit in the late 1960’s. Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford and Detroit Tigers owner John Fetzer headlined the list of financial backers for the Cougars. The Cougars played for two seasons in 1967 and 1968 in separate leagues and with entirely different rosters each year. Both campaigns were dreadful with the club posting a combined lifetime record of 9 wins, 27 losses and 7 draws.
