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Returning to Detroit: Former Lions star Billy Sims opens BBQ restaurant in Southfield

LOCAL OUTPOST: Lions running back Billy Sims returned to Detroit to open the first Michigan outpost of his Oklahoma-based Billy Sims Barbecue restaurant chain in Southfield. His eponymous barbecue chain has 23 stores in Oklahoma and two in Missouri. (Courtesy photo)

SOUTHFIELD — Legendary Lions running back Billy Sims has returned to Detroit, but this time he’s smoking pork butts and briskets — not some unlucky defender on the football field. The first Michigan outpost of his Oklahoma-based Billy Sims Barbecue restaurant chain opened in Southfield two weeks ago, and Sims and fellow Heisman Trophy winner [...]

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