2002 in Michigan

Decades:

Office holders

Largest public companies

In April 2003, the Detroit Free Press released its annual "The Free Press 50" list of the largest Michigan-based public companies based on 2002 revenues. The top 20 companies are shown below.^[1]

Rank	Company	Headquarters	Business	2003 revenue (in millions)	Rev. change from 2001	2003 profit (in millions)	Profit change from 2001
1	General Motors	Detroit	Autos	$186,763	5.36%	1,736	188.85%
2	Ford	Dearborn	Autos	$163,420	1.18%	-$980	82.03%
3	Kmart	Troy	Retailer	$30,762	-14.91%	-$3,219	-31.60%
4	Dow Chemical Company	Midland	Chemicals	$27,609	-1.66%	-$338	12.21%
5	Delphi	Troy	Auto supplier	$27,427	5.13%	$343	-
6	Visteon	Dearborn	Auto supplier	$18,395	3.09%	-$352	-198.31%
7	Lear Corporation	Southfield	Auto supplier	$14,424	5.87%	$13	-50.57%
8	Whirlpool Corporation	Benton Harbor	Appliances	$11,016	6.51%	-$391	--
9	Masco	Taylor	Building products	$9,419	13.71%	$589	+197.08%
10	CMS Energy	Dearborn	Utility	$8,687	7.74%	-$620	-38.39%
11	Kellogg's	Battle Creek	Food	$8,304	10.01%	$720	52.22%
12	PulteGroup	Bloomfield Hills	Home builders	$7,471	38.64%	$453	+50.52%
13	United Auto Group	Detroit	Auto franchise operator	$7,434	26.65%	$62	39.08%
14	Arvin Meritor	Troy	Auto supplier	$7,025	4.66%	$170	$1,114%
15	DTE Energy	Detroit	Utility	$6,749	16.54%	632	90.36%
16	Federal-Mogul	Southfield	Auto supplier	$5,422	-0.63%	-$1,628	-62.65%
17	Kelly Services	Troy	Staffing	$4,323	1.56%	$18	12.21%
18	Collins & Aikman	Troy	Auto supplier	$3,885	113.12%	-$53.50	-15.80%
19	Comerica	Detroit	Financial services	$3,697	-12.60%	$601	-15.35%
20	Borders	Ann Arbor	Books, music, video	3,486	2.90%	$111	27.80%

Sports

Baseball

2002 Detroit Tigers season - Following an 0-6 start to the season manager Phil Garner was fired and replaced by Luis Pujols for the remainder of the season. The Tigers finished the season with a 55–106 record and in last place in the American League Central. Designated Randall Simon hitter led the team in batting with 19 home runs, 82 RBIs, and a .301 batting average. The team's pitching staff was led by Mark Redman with an 8-15 win-loss recor and 109 strikeouts.^[2]

American football

2002 Detroit Lions season - In their second and final season under head coach Marty Mornhinweg, and their first in the newly-completed Ford Field, the Lions compiled a3–13 record and finished last in the NFC North. The team's statistical leaders included Joey Harrington (2,294 passing yards), James Stewart (1,021 rushing yards), Bill Schroeder (595 receiving yards), and Jason Hanson (100 points scored).^[3]
2002 Michigan Wolverines football team - In their eighth season under head coach Lloyd Carr, the Wolverines compiled a 10–3 record, defeated Florida in the 2003 Outback Bowl, and were ranked No. 9 in the final Ap and coaches polls. The team's statistical leaders included John Navarre (2,905 passing yards), Chris Perry (1,110 rushing yards, 84 points scored), and Braylon Edwards (1,035 receiving yards).^[4]
2002 Michigan State Spartans football team - In their third season under head coach Bobby Williams, the Spartans compiled a 4–8 record. The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Smoker (1,593 passing yards), David Richard (654 rushing yards), Charles Rogers (1,351 receiving yards, 78 points scored).^[5]
2002 Grand Valley State Lakers football team - In their 12th season under head coach Brian Kelly, the Lakers finished with a perfect season, compiling a 14–0 record and winning the NCAA Division II national championship with a victory over Valdosta State in the Division II championship game. The team's statistical leaders included Curt Anes (3,692 passing yards), David Kircus (35 touchdowns, 212 points scored), Reggie Spearman (1,500 rushing yards), and Terrance Banks (98 receptions for 1,178 yards)^[6]

Basketball

2001–02 Detroit Pistons season - In their first season under head coach Rick Carlisle, the Pistons compiled a 50–32 record, finished first in the NBA Central Division, and lost to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The team's statistical leaders included Ben Wallace (278 blocks and 1,039 rebounds, including 318 offensive rebounds) and Jerry Stackhouse (1,629 points, 403 assists).^[7]
2002 Detroit Shock season - The Shock finished in last place in WNBA with a 9–23 record.^[8]
2001–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team - In their seventh season under head coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans compiled a 19–12 record.^[9]
2001–02 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team - In their first season under head coach Tommy Amaker, the Wolverines compiled an 11–18 record.^[10]

Ice hockey

2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season - .In their ninth and final season under head coach Scotty Bowman, the Red Wings compiled a 51–17–10–4 record and won the Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes in the finals. The team's statistical leaders included Brendan Shanahan (37 goals, 75 points), Nicklas Lidstrom (50 assists), and Chris Chelios (126 penalty minutes). Dominik Hašek won 41 games in goal. Other important contributors included Sergei Fedorov (31 goals, 37 assists), Brett Hull (30 goals, 33 assists), and Luc Robitaille (30 goals, 20 assists).^[11]

Other

Vengeance (2002) - World Wrestling Entertainment event at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on July 21
2002 Michigan Indy 400
2002 Sirius Satellite Radio 400
2002 Pepsi 400 presented by Farmer Jack

Chronology of events

May 16 - Killing of Aiyana Jones
August 24 - Opening of Ford Field
October 12 - The Rolling Stones at Ford Field
November 5 - elections in Michigan

2002 Michigan gubernatorial election - Democrat incumbent Jennifer Granholm received 1,631,276 votes (51.42%), defeating Republican challenger Dick Posthumus who received 1,504,755 votes (47.4%).
2002 United States Senate election in Michigan - Democrat incumbent Carl Levin received 1,896,614 votes (60.61%, defeating Rocky Raczkowski who received 1,185,545 votes (37.89%).
2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
2002 Michigan Senate election
2002 Michigan House of Representatives election
2002 Michigan Secretary of State election
2002 Michigan Attorney General election

Births

January 3 - Jake Davis, soccer player, in Rochester, Michigan
January 10 - Isaiah Jackson, basketball player, in Rochester Hills, Michigan
January 31 - Romedi Llapi, soccer player, in Detroit
April 10 - Ava Michelle, actress, dancer, model, in Linden, Michigan
April 22 - Emilea Zingas, figure skater, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
July 3 - Ryan Rollins, basketball player, in Macomb, Michigan
July 21 - Jeffrey Chen, ice dancer, home town Wolverine Lake, Michigan
September 29 - Chloe Moriondo, singer-songwriter and YouTuber, in Detroit

Deaths

January 7 - Mighty Igor, professional wrestler, at age 70
January 21 - George Trapp, basketball player, at age 53
January 22 - Henry Cosby, Motown songwriter, producer, and musician, at age 73
January 29 - Night Train Lane, Detroit Lions cornerback (1960-65) and Hall of Fame inductee, at age 73
March 1 - Maud Farris-Luse, world's oldest living person, at age 115, 25 days
March 7 - Charles H. Wright, physician and namesake of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, at age 83
March 8 - Harlan Howard, country songwriter and Detroit native, at age 74
March 22 - Raymond W. Hood, Michigan House of Representatives (1965-1982), at age 66
April 16 - Robert Urich, actor and Michigan State alum, at age 56
May 9 - Joe Stroud, Detroit Free Press editorial page editor for 25 years, at age 65
May 23 - Wally Fromhart, football player and coach, at age 89
June 30 - Richard Allen, Motown session drummer with the Funk Brothers, at age 69
July 4 - Winnifred Quick Van Tongerloo, one of the last four Titanic survivors (eight years old at time of sinking), at age 98^[12]
August 1 - Jack Tighe, Detroit Tigers manage (1957-58), at age 88
August 16 - Stephen Yokich, UAW president (1994-2002), at age 66
September 2 - Brenda M. Scott, Detroit City Council, at age 47
September 7 - Erma Franklin, gospel and soul singer and sister of Aretha Franklin, at age 64
September 11 - Matthew McNeely, first speaker pro tempore of Michigan House (1973-1986), at age 82
September 12 - Lloyd Biggle Jr., science fiction writer, at age 79
September 17 - Peter Stroh, head of Stroh Brewery Company and Detroit civic activist, at age 74
September 24 - Leon Hart, Detroit Lions (1950-57), at age 73
September 25 - Ray Hayworth, Detroit Tigers catcher (1926, 1929-38), at age 98
October 9 - Aileen Wuornos, serial killer and Rochester, Michigan native, at age 46
November 16 - William Henry Kessler, architect (Detroit Receiving Hospital, original Detroit Science Center, Delphi headquarters), at age 77
November 10 - Johnny Griffith, pianist and keyboard player for the Funk Brothers, at age 66
November 11 - Kim Hunter, actress, at age 79
November 13 - Roland Hanna, jazz pianist and composer, at age 70
November 25 - Charles E. Chamberlain, US Congress (1957-1974), at age 85
December 4 - Charles Pierce Davey, boxer and boxing commissioner, at age 77

v t e Years in Michigan
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20th century	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
21st century	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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Federal office holders

Mayors of major cities