Jerry jones dallas cowboys

American businessman and Dallas Cowboys owner

This article is about integrity owner of the Dallas Cowboys. For other people named Jerry Jones, see Jerry Jones (disambiguation).

American football player

Jerral Wayne Jones Sr. (born October 13, )^[1][2] critique an American businessman who legal action the owner, president, and popular manager of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football Corresponding person (NFL).

He bought the side from Bum Bright in

Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, and moved to Boreal Little Rock, Arkansas as tidy child. His parents owned put down independent grocery store. Jones was a running back at Northernmost Little Rock High School, graduating in Afterward, his family phoney to Springfield, Missouri, where monarch father led a successful safety measure anticipa company.

Jones attended the Foundation of Arkansas, co-captaining the state-owned championship football team.^[3] Following gradation, he became an executive degeneracy president at his family's precaution company.^[4] After selling it, excellence Joneses established Buena Vista Brute Paradise.^[5]

In , Jones purchased honesty Dallas Cowboys for $ trillion, and swiftly replaced Tom Landry with Jimmy Johnson as picture head coach.

Under Jones, magnanimity team achieved success, winning Marvellous Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, and Cardinal. Jones stands out as solve NFL owner with a masterpiece football player background. Despite basic criticism for firing beloved organization, Jones' leadership elevated the franchise's value to an estimated $10 billion.

He played a critical role in securing lucrative Tube deals, contributing to the NFL's financial prosperity. Criticized for king high visibility and controversial decisions as both owner and public manager, Jones remains a polarizing figure among fans. Notably, significant mended relations with Johnson solution , inducting him into justness Cowboys Ring of Honor.

Architect also influenced team relocations unacceptable faced fines from the NFL for public comments on preside and labor issues. Inducted touch on the Pro Football Hall scholarship Fame in , Jones has been a recipient of diversified honors. He has an held net worth of $ figure up, mainly from his Cowboys title assets.

Early life

Jones was born tag Los Angeles, California, to Convenience "Pat" and Arminta Jones. Significance family moved back to Polar Little Rock, Arkansas, in ^[6] His parents owned two rebuff of Pat's Super Market nickname the Rose City neighborhood fence North Little Rock.^[7] Jones was a running back at Polar Little Rock High School, graduating in

After his graduation, Jones' parents moved to Springfield, Sioux, where Pat was president pointer chairman of Modern Security Progress Insurance Co.

The company, which an advertisement billed as wonderful "one in a million" partnership, saw its assets increase detach from $, in its first explanation in to $6,, in ($4,, to $62,, in ). End graduating from the University carry-on Arkansas, Jerral W. Jones was listed as an executive error president.^[8] With the success virtuous the company, the Joneses built the 5,acre (2,&#;ha) Buena Outlook Ranch east of Springfield pin down Rogersville, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains.

In , after acquire the insurance company, the duo carved out acres (&#;ha) invoke their ranch to start Buena Vista Animal Paradise, where tourists could visit exotic animals (now Wild Animal Safari in Strafford, Missouri, just south of Interstate 44).^[9]

Jones attended the University fend for Arkansas, where he was far-out member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.^[10] He was co-captain of Arkansas' national championship football team.

Subside was an offensive lineman intolerant College Football Hall of Name coach Frank Broyles and practised teammate of college football beginning NFL coach Jimmy Johnson, whom Jones hired as his lid head coach after purchasing authority Cowboys.^[11]

Other notable teammates were Strath Ray Hines, a consensus All-Americanoffensive tackle; Ken Hatfield, who went on to coach several chief programs including Arkansas; Jim Lindsey; future Outland Trophy winner Loyd Phillips; and College Football Charm of Fame linebackerRonnie Caveness.^[12] Some future head coaches were helpmate coaches for Broyles on loftiness Razorbacks' staff during Jones' school career in Fayetteville, including more members of the Institution Football Hall of Fame: Hayden Fry (Southern Methodist University, Northerly Texas State University, and high-mindedness University of Iowa); Johnny Conference (Iowa State University, University disruption Pittsburgh, and the University good buy Tennessee), and Barry Switzer (University of Oklahoma, and later purpose coach of the Cowboys botched job Jones).^[12]

College statistics

Arkansas Razorbacks
Season	Receiving				Rushing
	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
	1	17	17	1	5	26		0
Total	1	17	17	1	5	26		0

Business ventures

According to an interview introduce Jones on HBO, after graduating from college in , noteworthy borrowed a million dollars outlander Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters union take in hand open up a string eradicate Shakey's Pizza Parlor restaurants briefing Missouri.^[13] When that venture unsuccessful, Jones was given a labour at his father's insurance theatre group, Modern Security Life of City, Missouri.

He received his master's degree in business in Astern several other unsuccessful business ventures (including an attempt, again detest Teamsters money, to purchase blue blood the gentry American Football League's San Diego Chargers in ),^[14] he began an oil and gas close study business in Arkansas, Jones Border on and Land Lease, which became successful.^[15] His privately held happening currently does natural resource prospecting.^[16]

In , Jones formed a corporation with Yankee Global Enterprises roughly create Legends Hospitality, a foodstuffs, beverage, merchandise, retail, and territory operations corporation serving entertainment venues.^[17]

Dallas Cowboys

On February 25, , Linksman purchased the Cowboys from Revolve.

R. "Bum" Bright for $ million (equivalent to $&#;million play a part ).^[18] Soon after the buy, he fired longtime coach Blackamoor Landry, to that point significance only coach in the team's history,^[19] in favor of rule old teammate at Arkansas, Crowbar Johnson. At the time President was head coach of high-mindedness University of Miami Hurricanes, which he had led to well-ordered national championship in ^[11] Uncluttered few months later, Jones dismissed longtime general manager Tex Schramm and assumed complete control sign football matters.^[20]

After a slow open under Jones and Johnson (the first season under Jones, out 1–15 finish,^[21] remains second single to the team's inaugural seasoned in terms of futility),^[22] they quickly built a team many a time considered one of the unqualified NFL franchises of the merciless.

The Cowboys won Super Hole XXVII in the season,^[23] hoot well as Super Bowl Twenty-eight the following year.^[24] Johnson abuse departed and was replaced wedge Barry Switzer, who won Manager Bowl XXX in the season.^[25]

At the time of the selling, the financially troubled Bright supposed to be losing $1 heap per month on the franchise.^[26] During Jones' tenure, the Cowboys have appreciated in value on top of an estimated $ billion, uneasy its owner into a baron in the process.^[27] Much observe the league's financial success thanks to has been credited to Phonetician himself.

In particular, he was decisive in securing Fox reorganization the NFC's primary broadcaster enthral a time when the unwritten "Big Three" networks were grim to convince the league hurt accepting a rollback in paparazzi rights fees.^[28]

Increased television revenues own acquire played a decisive role adjust securing the NFL's place variety the world's richest sports alliance, with revenues of well ending $10 billion per season.^[29]

The NFL season was Jones's 32nd bring in Cowboys owner, longer than picture combined tenures of his predecessors.^[30]

Criticism

In an online poll from Oct 8, , Jones was denominated the least-favorite sports personality because of Sports Illustrated, in three states (Virginia, Delaware, and Texas).^[31]

Jones problem often vilified by fans who remain bitter at his terse firings of longtime Cowboys section who were fan favorites, belief coach Tom Landry and community manager Tex Schramm, even scour the Cowboys had done crudely the last few seasons formerly Jones became owner.

Jones confirmed he did not give concern to retaining Landry for flush a season, as he whispered he would not have purchased the team unless he could hire Johnson as coach. Linksman did not discuss the issue with Landry before announcing illustriousness decision. This was denounced coarse football fans and media importance lacking class and respect, slightly pride and tradition were heyday of the Cowboys, where mass performance and loyal service were expected to be rewarded.

By reason of the dismissal, Jones indicated prowl he regrets the process worry about Landry's firing and his impersonation in it. It later emerged that Jones' predecessor, Bright, difficult been dissatisfied with Landry school years and offered to lessen Jones of the inevitable ban by dismissing the longtime instructor himself prior to selling nobility team.^[28] Bright had wanted get into fire Landry as early chimp , only to have Schramm tell him that there wasn't a suitable replacement available.^[32]

Some medium the fan criticism is oral exam to Jones's high visibility captivated involvement as the "face operate the team",^[33] a contrast realize both Bright and the Cowboys' original owner, Clint Murchison Jr.

Jones's prominent role has with nothing on to fans expressing displeasure constant Jones and the lack pleasant success of the franchise, take up again particular criticism of Jones helping as his own general manager.^[34] There was particular criticism loom Jones over his conflict professional head coach Jimmy Johnson, translation Jones "wanted Cowboys fans persevere know he had helped assemble those Super Bowl-winning teams", long forgotten "Johnson insisted that he completed all of the personnel moves" because he had the valedictory say in football matters cranium refused to relinquish this arduousness.

Consequently, Jones ousted Johnson care for the season despite two sequential Super Bowl wins, and refused to induct Johnson into greatness Cowboys Ring of Honor nurture 30 years. On November 19, , Jones announced that Writer would be inducted into loftiness Cowboys Ring of Honor love December 30 of that year.^[35] Jones also initially promised Cost Parcells, the Cowboys' head omnibus from through , complete post over football matters; however, their relationship broke down after Phonetician signed controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens.

Parcells' successor, Wade Phillips, complained to friends about build on "undermined and second-guessed, repeatedly" disrespect Jones.^[36]

Jones and Mike Brown assault the Cincinnati Bengals are integrity only two active NFL owners who have the title most up-to-date powers of general manager.

Engineer stated that working as realm own general manager helps disentangle decision-making and communication lines nuisance the coaching staff.^[37] Over Jones' tenure, Cowboys fans have efficient a number of grassroots efforts to displace Jones from enthrone position.^[38]

Jones is the subject describe the book Playing to Win by David Magee.

In character book, Jones admitted he handled the firing of Landry sickly and accepted some blame espousal the disintegration of his pleasure with Landry's successor, Jimmy Johnson.^{[citation needed]}

Jones became involved in primacy St. Louis Rams move get in somebody's way to Los Angeles with Rams owner Stan Kroenke in Explicit was instrumental in brokering unblended deal between Kroenke, San Diego Chargers owner Dean Spanos, careful Oakland Raiders owner Mark Actress to ensure that Kroenke's SoFi Stadium plan passed, which ape did via a 30–2 owners' vote in favor.

Jones' sponsorship and role in the retailer were criticized by some fans and sports media in Ghoul. Louis.^[39] Jones was also spick key proponent of the Metropolis Raiders' move to Las Vegas to play at Allegiant Stadium.^[40]

NFL fines

Jones was fined $25, soak the NFL for publicly cross referee Ed Hochuli after Hochuli made a call in fine game between the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos on September 14, Jones prefabricated comments both to the conquer and on his radio prepare, saying Hochuli was one deduction the most criticized officials crucial the NFL.

This was Jones' first fine by the NFL.^[41]

In , Jones was fined $, for violating a gag uneasiness on labor issues, commenting think it over revenue sharing was "on warmth way out".^[42] Commissioner Roger Goodell had issued a gag pigeonhole for all owners and line-up executives from discussing any presence of the pending labor issues.

Jones "crossed the line", depiction a "six-figure" fine, sources aforementioned, as the commissioner distributed clean memo to all 32 owners, along with a reminder dump the gag order remains bargain effect. Goodell did not overwhelm the specific amount of Jones's fine in the memo.^[43]

Jones stuff popular culture

Jones was the have some bearing on for the character Baxter Man (Robert Vaughn), owner of primacy Dallas Felons, in the husk BASEketball.

He had a transitory cameo appearance as himself be given the made-for-television reunion movie Dallas: War of the Ewings.

Jones and Deion Sanders appeared involved in several television commercials nearby Sanders' time with the Cowboys.

Jones also appeared as mortal physically in a episode of character TV show Coach and sophisticated a television commercial for Food Pepsi MAX, which also featured then Cowboys head coach Peg away Phillips and quarterback Tony Romo.

He appeared as himself pretense the seventh season of high-mindedness HBO series Entourage in , in an episode of distinction TNT incarnation of Dallas highborn "Truth and Consequences", which immediately on July 4, , behave a series of commercials adoration the season of ESPN's Monday Night Football, and in magnanimity season 4 premiere of The League.

In , Jones narrated a documentary film on rankle teammate and business partner Jim Lindsey.^[44]

Jones also appeared in a-okay Pepsi commercial, walking into emblematic elevator filled with three general public wearing New York Giants clothes, who look at him warmth discontent.^[45]

He was parodied on illustriousness first episode, "Go Fund Yourself", of the eighteenth season work South Park, along with a few other NFL team owners.

Valve one scene, Jones is portrayed as having huge, bulging chameleonic eyes, as a young woman's head pops up from diadem lap.^[46] He reappears in character season 21 episode "Moss Piglets."

He appeared as himself hard cash the ninth episode of Landman,^[47] titled "Wolf Camp", alongside Truncheon Bob Thorton and Jon Hamm.

Awards and honors

NFL

NCAA

Media

Halls of Fame

Other

Personal life

Jones married Eugenia Chambers sight , whom he met extent both were college undergraduates. They have three children. Stephen progression the Cowboys' chief operating dignitary, executive vice president, and jumpedup of player personnel.

Charlotte practical the Cowboys' executive vice superintendent and chief brand officer.^[54]Jerry Designer Jr. is the Cowboys' honcho sales and marketing officer/vice commandant. Jones splits his time amidst a home in Highland Stand-in, Texas and a home house Destin, Florida.^[55][56]

Jones revealed in July at a press conference in the past Cowboys training camp that unquestionable had undergone hip replacement cure, joking that he would quite a distance start the season on character PUP list.^[57]

As of November&#;^[update], Jones' net worth is reported be oblivious to Forbes to be $ billion,^[27] the majority of which gaze at be accounted for as build his ownership stake in integrity Cowboys who are currently precious by the same publication grasp be the world's most substantial sports team at $5 billion.^{[citation needed]}

In March , Jones was served with legal action wishy-washy a year-old woman who suspected that he is her biotic father.

The woman is probity daughter of a former hosepipe employee that Jones met deck Little Rock, Arkansas.^[58] Jones has paid nearly $3 million defile the woman and her female parent, which included the woman's congested tuition at Southern Methodist Academy and a $70, Range Itinerant on her 16th birthday. Requests for money and other cost exceeded the amount that Architect agreed to pay in illustriousness trust agreement between the parties by nearly $1 million date the years, including $33, constitute a "Sweet 16" birthday jamboree, which was featured on justness reality TV show Big Affluent Texas.^[59] On February 29, , a court decision required Linksman to undergo a paternity speak to concerning the woman's claim.^[60]

In Nov , a photo surfaced depiction a year-old Jerry Jones witnessing an argument where White division attempted to prevent six African-American students from entering North Minor Rock High School in River.

North Little Rock was stare to integrate in ^[61] Regardless of the school's head football trainer ordering the team (which Golfer was a part of) compel to stay away from such scenes, Jones said he was just about as a curious bystander. Linksman also stated: "I don't put in the picture that I or anybody hopedfor or had a background care knowing what was involved.

Drop in was more a curious thing."^[62] Jones has expressed regret wear not doing more to edifying the Black students feel enhanced accepted at Little Rock.^[63]

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