Executives
Person | Teams | From | To | Titles | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch Clark | Lions | 1936 | 1938 | Head Coach/General Manager | |
Graham Smith | Lions | 1941 | 1942 | General Manager | |
Bo McMillin | Lions | 1948 | 1950 | Head Coach/General Manager | |
Nick Kerbawy | Lions | 1951 | 1957 | General Manager | |
Edwin Anderson | Lions | 1958 | 1966 | General Manager, Partial Owner/President/General Manager | |
Russ Thomas | Lions | 1967 | 1988 | General Manager | |
Chuck Schmidt | Lions | 1989 | 2000 | General Manager | |
Matt Millen | Lions | 2001 | 2008 | President, President/General Manager | fired after Week 3 |
Bill Tobin | Lions | 2001 | 2002 | Director of Player Personnel | |
Martin Mayhew | Lions | 2008 | 2015 | Executive VP of Football Operations/General Manager, Senior VP/General Manager | Fired on 11/5/15 |
Sheldon White | Lions | 2015 | 2015 | Interim General Manager | Named Interim GM on 11/5/15 |
Bob Quinn | Lions | 2016 | 2020 | Executive VP of Football Operations/General Manager | |
Brad Holmes | Lions | 2021 | 2024 | General Manager/Executive VP |
Owners
Person | Teams | From | To | Titles | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Richards | Lions | 1936 | 1939 | Majority Owner | |
Fred Mandel | Lions | 1940 | 1947 | Principal Owner | |
Edwin Anderson | Lions | 1948 | 1960 | Partial Owner/President, Partial Owner/President/General Manager, Partial Owner/VP | |
Lyle Fife | Lions | 1948 | 1960 | Partial Owner, Partial Owner/President | |
William Clay Ford Sr. | Lions | 1961 | 2013 | President/Chairman of the Board of Directors, Principal Owner/Chairman | |
Martha Firestone Ford | Lions | 2014 | 2019 | Owner/Chairman | |
Sheila Ford Hamp | Lions | 2020 | 2024 | Principal Owner |
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