Paper Lion

<a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB000049" title="Alan Alda" href="/topic/entertainment/television/alan-alda-PECLB000049.topic">Alan Alda</a> puts on his football gear for a practice session with the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000041" title="Detroit Lions" href="/topic/sports/football/detroit-lions-ORSPT000041.topic">Detroit Lions</a> in 1968's "Paper Lion," our No. 9 film. Alex March directed the story from the real-life adventures of George Plimpton, who spent a training camp and preseason scrimmage with the Detroit Lions. NFL stars Alex Karras and Roger Brown played themselves.

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Alan Alda puts on his football gear for a practice session with the Detroit Lions in 1968's "Paper Lion," our No. 9 film. Alex March directed the story from the real-life adventures of George Plimpton, who spent a training camp and preseason scrimmage with the Detroit Lions. NFL stars Alex Karras and Roger Brown played themselves.

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