William Clay Ford (born March 14, 1925) is the youngest of the four grandchildren of Henry Ford and a child of Edsel Ford. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Henry Ford (1919) Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. ... Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943), son of Henry Ford, was born in Detroit. ...

He initially pursued a career with the Ford Motor Company and for a while was the head of the Continental Division. A reorganization eliminated the division, and for some time he was less active in company management, although he was at least in title responsible for oversight of company design activities. now. ...

He purchased the Detroit Lions in 1964 for $4.5 million. Although Ford has been credited with the construction of Ford Field, the Lions' domed stadium in downtown Detroit, he is despised by most Lions fans for his inability to field a winning football team. Detroit has won only one playoff game in the time Ford has owned the team. In 2005, fans revolted against Ford's hand-picked team president, Matt Millen, demanding that Ford fire Millen as a result of the team's league-worst record in the five years Millen has been in charge. Ford has insisted he will keep Millen and has since given Millen a 5 year contract extension. This move of defiance has left most fans shaking their heads. City Detroit, Michigan Team colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Rod Marinelli Owner William Clay Ford, Sr. ... The 1964 NFL season was the 45th regular season of the National Football League. ... Ford Field is an indoor football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan that is the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL. It is across the street from Comerica Park. ... The 2005 National Football League regular season began on Thursday, September 8, 2005 and ended on Sunday, January 1, 2006, New Years Day. ... Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958 in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania) is an American professional football executive in the National Football League, where he is President and CEO of the NFLs Detroit Lions. ...

Ford was further embarrassed when former Quarterback Joey Harrington returned to Ford Field on Thanksgiving Day in 2006 and beat the Lions by a score of 27-10. The Lions allowed Harrington to be introduced while Billy Joel's "Piano Man" played over the loudspeakers even though Miami coach Nick Saban had requested that only the Miami defense be introduced. This pathetic attempt to focus fan anger on Harrington instead of the Lions organization was seen by many as proof positive that William Clay Ford Sr. truly was the bumbling, incompetent, clueless, classless fool that many had portrayed him to be.

As his older brother Henry Ford II aged he became increasingly important as a Ford Motor Company director, representing the long-term interests of the family investment. He was chairman of the finance committee (an important board position traditionally held by a trusted non-executive director) for several years, eventually ceding that seat to his son, William Clay Ford, Jr.. Henry Ford II Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 — September 29, 1987), commonly known as Hank the Deuce, was the son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford. ... A non-executive director is a member of the board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management team. ... The name Bill Ford might also refer to the former baseball player. ...

Ford served in the U.S. Navy Air Corps during World War II. He married Martha Firestone, the granddaughter of Harvey Firestone on June 21, 1947. He received a BS in Economics from Yale University in 1949 and was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity and Wolf's Head . Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Martha Parke Firestone is the daughter of Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. ... Harvey Samuel Firestone (December 20, 1868 - February 7, 1938) was the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires and an important contributor to North American economic growth in the 20th century. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Yale redirects here. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Psi Upsilon (ΨΥ, Psi U) is the fifth oldest college fraternity, founded at Union College in 1833. ... Wolfs Head is the third oldest secret society at Yale University. ...