William Clay Ford, leader of the Ford family, died today at 88, according to a Ford Motor statement. Ford, who was also the owner of the NFL's Detroit Lions, was the last surviving grandchild of ...

William Clay Ford, the Detroit Lions' late owner, in 2008. ILLUSTRATION: Associated Press. In the course of his 88 years, William Clay Ford, who died on Sunday, captained Yale's tennis team ...

William Clay Ford, a billionaire who owned the Detroit Lions and was an heir to the automotive dynasty started by his grandfather Henry Ford, died Sunday at his home in Grosse Pointe, Mich. He was 88.

Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. stands on the sidelines before the start of their NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in Detroit, Michigan in this December 21, 2008 file ...

While Martha Ford will have the controlling interest of the team, it is believed that William Clay Ford Jr. will maintain a prominent role in decision-making. He will remain the Lions vice ...

William Clay Ford Sr. served in the Navy, attended Yale and joined Ford in 1949. For 32 years, he was head the automaker's design committee.

The Detroit Lions has been in the Ford family since the early 60s when William Clay Ford Sr. purchased the team to the tune of $6 million.