10/04/2026
๐ฆ๐ DFW DETROIT LIONS FAN OF THE WEEK โ ANDY RITTER! ๐ ๐ฆ Sponsored by Motor City Pizza
Andy is a Detroit-area โmuttโ whoโs called Royal Oak, Troy, Rochester and Birmingham home. He graduated from Rochester Adams High School before heading west to Hope College in Holland โ where he played both football AND baseball. These days, Andy calls Dallasโ Bishop Arts home and has been hanging with the DFW Detroit Lions Fan Club for about eight months.
Letโs get to know Andy! ๐
๐ Where are you originally from?
Iโm a Detroit-area mutt โ Royal Oak, Troy, Rochester, Birmingham. Rochester Adams HS & Hope College in Holland.
๐ค When did you move to DFW?
2023
๐ผ What do you do for a living?
VP / Head of Production
๐ฆ How long have you been a Lions fan, and why?
Too long. I was born into the Fraternity of Idiots. ๐
โญ Favorite Lions player of all time?
Duh! Barry.
๐ฅ Favorite current Lion?
Brian Branch
๐ Favorite Lions memory?
I was at the 1991 playoff win over Dallas to advance to the NFC Championship Game โ Barry had the incredible TD run where Tony Casillas was walking back to where he thought the huddle would be.
๐ What do you miss most about Michigan?
The change of seasons.
โพ Favorite Detroit team besides the Lions?
Tigers
๐ถ๏ธ Favorite game-day food?
Chili
๐บ Favorite game-day drink?
Whatever you put in front of me. ๐
๐คฏ Tell us something about yourself that might surprise people.
I played both football and baseball in college.
๐ฆ How long have you been part of the DFW Detroit Lions Fan Club?
About 8 months.
๐ What do you enjoy most about the club?
These fan profiles.
๐ How did you find us?
I accidentally attended once โ the club happened to be at No Frills Grill where I was watching the game.
๐ช One word to describe being a Lions fan?
GRITTY
๐ If you could bring back one retired Lion in his prime, who would it be?
Duh! Weโre gonna go out on a limb and say Barry Sanders. ๐
๐ Where do you usually watch with us?
No Frills Grill & Sports Bar -Mansfield
Thanks for letting us get to know you, Andy! If you see him at No Frills, make sure you say hello โ and apparently, feel free to put just about any drink in front of him. ๐ป๐
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