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William Clay Ford Sr.
American football executive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Clay Ford, Sr. (March 14, 1925 ā March 9, 2014) was an American businessman. He was the last surviving grandchild of Henry Ford. Ford owned and served as chairman of the Detroit Lions football team.
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Ford was born on March 14, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. He studied at Yale University. Ford died on March 9, 2014 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan from pneumonia, aged 88.[1]