NN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) – With the Detroit Lions’ most anticipated season in years living up to the hype, many of the storylines that come with an underdog team and fandom finding success have been told.
Breaking the mold of the ‘same old Lions’ and giving a win-starved fanbase a reason to celebrate has invited all sorts of mirth in Michigan.
Crutchfield found his own way to celebrate the team’s first division title in more than 30 years. He did it with his daughter, a local tattoo artist. “I’m supporting my daughter and her craft, she’s a tattoo artist and I’m a big Lions fan,” he said. Zoe Watts likes tattooing her family. And after encouragement from her dad to pursue the profession, she found herself getting one herself because “you can’t be a tattoo artist and not have a tattoo,” she said.
Coming up with a tattoo can be designed by the artist or the person receiving the ink. Or sometimes, like in Crutchfield and Watts’ case, the design is done together. “I don’t know much about football – well I knew I wanted the old English D to be in there cause I figured you gotta rep the city,” said Watts.
The full process took about two hours. And the end result was not one to miss: “With a Lion in front of it roaring kinda like on a hill top, looks like he’s standing on the D and it says King of the North which is a Game of Thrones reference,” said Watts. It’s not an experience Crutchfield will forget – not after the season he’s witnessed.
