Lions Owner William Clay Ford Sr. Passes Away at Age 88 Bleacher Report


Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford passes away at 88

By Josh Katzowitz. Mar 9, 2014 at 9:13 am ET โ€ข 2 min read. William Clay Ford Sr. helped unveil Charlie Sanders' Hall of Fame bust in 2007. (USATSI) Four months after his family celebrated the.


Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. dies at age 88 FOX Sports

As executive chair of Ford Motor Company, William Clay Ford Jr. is leading the company that put the world on wheels into the 21st century. He joined the board of directors in 1988 and has been its chair since January 1999. Through the years, his vision for the company has remained unchanged. "I believe the purpose of a company is to make.


Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford A Loyal Man, Maybe to a Fault

William Clay Ford Sr. (March 14, 1925 - March 9, 2014) was an American businessman who served on the boards of Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute. Ford owned the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 until his death.


William Clay Ford, Sr. (March 14, 1925 March 9, 2014) The Truth About Cars

William Clay Ford Sr., seen here watching Lions minicamp in 2009, bought the team in 1963 for $4.5 million. The franchise is now worth approximately $900 million, according to Forbes.


Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. dies at 88

Ford English is the 33-year-old daughter of William Clay Ford Jr., the company's executive chairman. Also poised to join the board is Henry Ford III, 40, son of current director Edsel Ford II.


The Oakland Press Blogs Lions Lowdown William Clay Ford Sr., the golfer, enjoyed sharing story

The McLennan County Sheriff's Office says an undercover investigation has led to 45 arrests of people related to some form of prostitution and human trafficking. This is the third sting the.


William Clay Ford Sr. dies; Detroit Lions owner was 88 NFL Sporting News

Remembering William Clay Ford, Sr. Portrait of William Clay Ford, 1949 (Object ID: P.833.89050). William Clay Ford, grandson of Henry Ford, was the longest standing Chairman of the Board of The Henry Ford. He held the position for 38 years from 1951-1989. Through his vision and leadership, the institution, founded in 1929 by his grandfather.


William Clay Ford Sr., grandson of pioneer automaker, dies at 88 Reuters

William Clay Ford Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American businessman, serving as executive chair of Ford Motor Company.The great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, Ford joined the board in 1988 and has served as chair since January 1999. Ford also served as the president, CEO, and COO until turning over those roles to former Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006.


William Clay Ford dies at 88 of pneumonia Daily Mail Online

Detroit Lions owner and chairman William Clay Ford Sr. has died, team president Tom Lewand announced Sunday. He was 88 years old and had owned the team since 1963.


William Clay Ford Sr. dies at 88

William Clay Ford Sr., the longtime owner of the Detroit Lions, has died at the age of 88. "It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of Mr. Ford and extend our deepest sympathies to Mrs. Ford and to the entire Ford family," Lions President Tom Lewand said in a statement. "No owner loved his team more than Mr. Ford loved the Lions.


Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. dies at 88 ProFootballTalk

Prior to Ford's May 2005 resignation as vice chairman, his son William Jr. was made chairman of the board in 2002. Ford Sr. served on the board of directors for almost 57 years, in addition to heading the finance committee from 1987 to 1995. William Clay Ford Sr. passed away on March 9, 2014 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.


Lions Owner William Clay Ford Sr. Passes Away at Age 88 Bleacher Report

William Clay Ford Sr., who helped steer Ford Motor Co. for more than five decades and owned the NFL's Detroit Lions, has died at the age of 88.


William Clay Ford, Ford Motor Leader And Detroit Lions Owner, Dies Time

Former Ford Motor Co executive William Clay Ford Sr., the last surviving grandchild of the automaker's founder, Henry Ford, and the longtime owner of the Detroit Lions football team, died on.


Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. dies at 88 FOX Sports

William Clay Ford Sr. AP. He was a Ford director from 1948 until his retirement in 2005 - more than half the automaker's 110-year history. Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $1.35 billion.


William Clay Ford Sr., Detroit Lions owner, dies at 88

DETROIT (AP) -- William Clay Ford, the last surviving grandchild of automotive pioneer Henry Ford and owner of the Detroit Lions, has died. He was 88. Ford Motor Co. said in a statement Sunday.


William Clay Ford Sr., grandson of pioneer automaker, dies at 88 Reuters

William Clay Ford Sr., who helped steer Ford Motor Co. for more than five decades and owned the NFL's Detroit Lions, has died at the age of 88.

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