Gordie Howe's been immortalized in bronze at Joe Louis Arena, and the
Free Press has photos of the unveiling. With this high-profile commission following his statues of Tiger greats at Comerica Park, artist Omri Amrany is the Jean-Antoine Houdon of the Motor City jockstrap set.
I like this statue (judging only from the photos), but I do think Amrany's signature multiple-exposure effect and weird, chunky, dirt-clod motion streaks work better on the baseball works.
Detroit's single greatest piece of sports-themed statuary — still champion, and unlikely to be soon defeated — is Robert Graham's Monument to Joe Louis at Jefferson and Woodward.