If you listened to or read summaries of the new Detroit Lions majority owner, Sheila Ford Hamp’s introductory conference call, you may have missed a few things. Mrs. Hamp, the daughter of William Clay Ford and Martha Firestone Ford, was genial, open, and did discuss many topics in a roughly half-hour-long call to media.
As an owner of a professional football franchise, she refused to tell fans that she wanted to bring a Super Bowl win to Detroit, or even use the phrase, “Super Bowl” so let’s discuss why that’s problematic.
Lots of media outlets are discussing the positives from the conference call that allowed media to ask some questions of the new majority owner; she spoke at length about her desire to be a learner and get to know the organization more thoroughly through a hands-on approach similar to her mother.