Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford -- who has been in charge since 2014 -- has stepped down from her role with the team ... and her daughter, Sheila Hamp will take over.
94-year-old Ford took over the team after her husband, William Ford Sr. -- the last surviving grandchild of Henry Ford -- passed away.
"It has been a great honor for our family to be associated with the Lions and with the National Football League," Martha said in a statement Tuesday.
"I am gratified that this family tradition, which my husband and I began almost six decades ago, will continue under Sheila's guiding hand.