Name
Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones
Dallas, Texas
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Arkansas | Master of Arts, University of Arkansas
United States
Dallas Cowboys
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Dallas Cowboys, Self Made
$6,900,000,000
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#224 Billionaires 2019
#75 Forbes 400 2018
The former co-captain of University of Arkansas 1964 national championship team, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has long had football in his blood. Jones made a name for himself as an oil wildcatter and still invests in drilling opportunities, retail and residential real estate projects in Dallas.His most valuable holding is the Dallas Cowboys, which he bought for $150 million in 1989. The team is currently worth $5 billion.After a 2018 deal, Jones became the controlling shareholder in Comstock Resources, a publicly traded Texas oil and gas company.An avid art collector, Jones' collections includes Norman Rockwell's "Coin Toss" as well as paintings by Picasso, Renoir and Matisse among others.
Eighteen years after he bought the Cowboys and three Super Bowl rings later, Jerry Jones was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August 2017.Jones' Dallas Cowboys have been on the top of Forbes list of most valuable NFL teams for 12 consecutive years.
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