The Detroit Lions are currently owned by Sheila Ford Hamp, who is the principal owner and chairwoman of the team. She took over ownership on June 23, 2020, succeeding her mother Martha Firestone Ford. Sheila Ford Hamp is a descendant of both the Ford and Firestone families and has been involved in the management of the Lions for several years prior to becoming the principal owner
. The Ford family's ownership of the Lions dates back to 1963 when William Clay Ford Sr., Sheila's father and the last surviving grandson of Henry Ford, became the sole owner. Ownership passed from William Clay Ford Sr. to his widow Martha Firestone Ford upon his death in 2014, and then to Sheila Ford Hamp in 2020
. Thus, the Detroit Lions remain a family-owned franchise under Sheila Ford Hamp's leadership.
