Rob “Lion Eyes” Gonzales stood on a swath of the turf from Pontiac Silverdome in his basement, sporting his signature shades with blue frames and leaping lions on silver lenses that obstruct his view.

Long before Maxx Crosby developed into an NFL superstar with the Las Vegas Raiders, he grew up rooting for the Detroit Lions. Crosby, who was born in 1997 in Michigan, was a diehard fan during some of the franchise's roughest years.

Here is the list of 58 reasons why the Detroit Lions have never been Super Bowl champs, curated by longtime Free Press Lions insider Dave Birkett.