The Lions Finally Roar: The Ford Family, the Detroit Lions, and the Road to Redemption in the NFL

by Bill Morris

The epic and tumultuous story of the Lions, the Ford family, the city of Detroit--and how all three have come together on the cusp of a new era.

On Nov. 22, 1963, William Clay Ford, the youngest grandson of auto pioneer Henry Ford, made a successful bid to buy the Detroit Lions of the National Football League for the unheard-of sum of $6 million. As Ford and his entourage settled down to a celebratory luncheon, their waitress delivered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639369465
• ISBN13: 9781639369461
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.