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  2. BornOctober 13, 1942 · Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
    Weight195 lb (88 kg)
    PositionOwner · president · general manager
    Overview

    Jerral Wayne Jones Sr. (born October 13, 1942) is an American businessman who is the owner, president, and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He bought the team from … See more

    Early life

    Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, to John "Pat" and Arminta Jones. The family moved back to North Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1945. His parents owned two branches of Pat's Super Market in the Rose City neighb… See more

    Business ventures

    According to an interview with Jones on HBO, after graduating from college in 1965, he borrowed a million dollars from Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters union to open up a string of Shakey's Pizza Parlor restaurants in Missouri. … See more

    Dallas Cowboys

    On February 25, 1989, Jones purchased the Cowboys from H. R. "Bum" Bright for $140 million (equivalent to $300 million in 2023). Soon after the purchase, he fired longtime coach Tom Landry, to that point the only co… See more

     
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