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Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. has passed

Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:11 pm
Posted by droman225
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:11 pm
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@SportsCenter: Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. has died at age 88.
Posted by BunkieWrench
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:12 pm to
RIP, old rich guy.
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:12 pm to
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Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. has died at age 88.



WOW......... RIP..........
Posted by SpartyGator
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:13 pm to
I was no fan of his ownership at times (esp. the last 10-12 yrs.), but RIP to the man. He did some very good things and was, from what I heard, a good man to deal with.
This post was edited on 3/9/14 at 12:15 pm
Posted by Smalls
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:14 pm to
Was Henry Ford his pops?
Posted by SpartyGator
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:15 pm to
Grandson.

Edsel ford was his dad
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:17 pm to
RIP
Posted by droman225
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:19 pm to
He was the last surviving grandson of Henry Ford
This post was edited on 3/9/14 at 12:20 pm
Posted by TigerintheNO
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:31 pm to
51 years as owner of the Lions, one playoff win.
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:40 pm to
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51 years as owner of the Lions, one playoff win.




sad............
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 12:44 pm to
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51 years as owner of the Lions, one playoff win.



He should have hired Jimmy Johnson.
Posted by Sterling Archer
Austin
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 1:27 pm to
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sad


Meh, he was a billionaire.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 1:44 pm to
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Meh, he was a billionaire.


And?
Posted by todospm
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 2:19 pm to
1 playoff win, but both the most talented RB and most talented WR in NFL History were Lions. Well, they both have competition, but they're right up there. Shows that there's more to building a team than one electrifying guy on offense.
Posted by magildachunks
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 2:41 pm to
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WOW



Wow?

Guy was 88.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 3:09 pm to
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He should have hired Jimmy Johnson.


That's who their only win was against.
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
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Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 4:11 pm to
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I was no fan of his ownership at times (esp. the last 10-12 yrs.), but RIP to the man. He did some very good things and was, from what I heard, a good man to deal with.


As far as facilities go, the Lions have some of the best in the league due to him.



...RIP
This post was edited on 3/9/14 at 4:13 pm
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
75412 posts
Posted on 3/9/14 at 4:12 pm to
Yeah, definitely glad they moved to Ford Field and their practice facility is incredible.

I just wish he got rid of Millen much earlier
This post was edited on 3/9/14 at 4:13 pm
Posted by RemouladeSawce
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 4:14 pm to
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51 years as owner of the Lions, one playoff win.
Addition by subtraction.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 5:08 pm to
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I just wish he got rid of Millen much earlier



He was loyal to a fault, which is not a good necessarily a good thing as an NFL owner. But it's not a bad quality as a human being.
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