The Wheels refused to take the field until a Johnson & Johnson salesman donated tape so that the game could go on.
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The Wheels were founded December 13, 1973 by ten investors, whose number eventually grew to 33, including singer Marvin Gaye, Motown Records vice-president Esther Edwards, and Little Caesars founder (and future Red Wings and Tigers owner) Mike Ilitch.
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John DeLorean tried to buy the team in hopes of keeping it in Detroit, but he backed out at the last minute.
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