Detroit Lions great Lem Barney

In this Oct. 18, 2015, file photo, former Detroit Lions defensive back Lem Barney acknowledges the crowd after receiving a Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during halftime of an NFL football game in Detroit. Barney and his wife are suing a Detroit-area pizza chain for racial discrimination after being refused service. The lawsuit filed in Detroit's federal court Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, says Lem and Jacqueline Barney went to Happy's Pizza in Commerce Township Nov. 2. The lawsuit says that when they tried to order, the manager told them to go to Happy's Southfield location because "they would be more at home there." The Barneys are black. Southfield has a majority black population and Commerce Township is mostly white. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Lem Barney of the Detroit Lions is pictured Oct. 3, 1968.

(caption) Former Lions defensive back and one of the team's all-time greats Lem Barney arrived at practice dressed in a dapper suit and bowler hat to greet new Lions QB Daunte Culpepper at the team's practice facility in Allen Park, Michigan. Photos taken on Nov. 5, 2008.

Green Bay Packers' Carroll Dale (84) is pushed and tripped out of bounds by Detroit Lions' Lem Barney in a game at Green Bay, Sept. 29, 1968. Dale had just caught Bart Starr's throw good for the first down.

From left Detroit Lions former defensive back Lem Barney, head coach Joe Schmidt, and running back Barry Sanders are seen before they were presented rings for their Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions rings during a ceremony at halftime of an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, in Detroit.

Lion Lem Barney is overwhelmed by Cincinnati defensemen after returning a first-half punt more than 25 yards during a game on Sunday, Sept. 27, 1970, in Detroit.

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2008, file photo, Former Detroit Lions players Lem Barney (20), Wayne Walker (55) and Chris Spielman (54) stand during a halftime ceremony in Detroit, naming the team's 75th season all-time team. Walker, a Pro Bowl linebacker for the Lions and a broadcaster, has died. He was 80. The Lions say Walker died May 17, 2017. Walker said in 2015, he had Parkinson's disease.

Lem Barney (20), of the Detroit Lions, takes a first quarter kickoff and starts on a 23-yard gain, Dec. 15, 1968 with the Washington Redskins in in Washington. Other players are: Phil Odle (23), and Marlin McKeever (85), of Washington.

Detroit Lions great Lem Barney is seen during halftime of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Detroit, Nov. 22, 2009.

Detroit's Lem Barney, 20, watches the ball disappear from his grip as he was running back a punt in the first quarter on Dec. 6, 1970, in Detroit. The Cardinals' Jim McFarland is putting the tackle on Barney. St. Louis? Jerry Daanen recovered the Lion's fumble on the Lion 37, putting them in range for a field goal.

Lem Barney is seen on July 19, 1971.

In this Nov. 9, 2008, file photo, Former Detroit Lions players Lem Barney (20), Wayne Walker (55) and Chris Spielman (54) stand during a halftime ceremony in Detroit, naming the team's 75th season all-time team.

Former Lions player Lem Barney was selected to announce the team’s second-round draft selections in 2017.

Detroit Lions NFL Hall of Famers running back Barry Sanders, from left, defensive back Lem Barney and linebacker and head coach Joe Schmidt show off their Rings of Excellence after a halftime ceremony during a game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2015.

NFL Hall of Fame cornerback and former Detroit Lion Lem Barney chats with Bill Ford Jr. before the game.

NFL Hall of Fame cornerback and former Detroit Lion Lem Barney and Lions defensive end Ezekiel Ansah say hello on the field before the preseason game against the New England Patriots at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on Aug. 25, 2017.

Detroit Lions great Lem Barney blows out a candle on cupcake with the Lions mascot Roary to celebrate Barney's 72nd birthday before Sunday's game vs. the Arizona Cardinals.