Staubacher
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Have you seen the old movie classic Citizen Kane? If you haven't I recommend you do as it's considered one of the greatest films of all time.
The titular character Charles Foster Kane bears many resemblances to our Jerry Jones. A man who achieves great success and fortune only to see it unravel in later years due chiefly to his ego and hubris.
Kane finally dies empty and alone uttering the word "Rosebud" which no one can decipher its meaning. The final scene reveals the origin of his utterance (I won't give it away).
Jerry reached the loftiest heights with his success in the oil and gas industry. He parlayed that into purchasing the biggest franchise in the sport which was his greatest love - football.
Success in football was almost immediate. Teaming with old college buddy Jimmy Johnson, his Dallas Cowboys won multiple championships and increased in monetary value many times over. On top of the world...
Enter the ego, the hubris. Discarding his old pal, minimizing Jimmy's contribution in the process. "It's all me me me!", Jerry proclaimed.
A quarter century later, still rich but much older, football success having eluded him since he tossed aside his partner. The butt of jokes and mockery, respected for his money and business acumen but not for the one thing he most loves and most craves attention for - results on the gridiron.
Increasingly divorced from reality and losing control of his emotions, he enters the final years of his life a shadow of the man he longed to become.
The titular character Charles Foster Kane bears many resemblances to our Jerry Jones. A man who achieves great success and fortune only to see it unravel in later years due chiefly to his ego and hubris.
Kane finally dies empty and alone uttering the word "Rosebud" which no one can decipher its meaning. The final scene reveals the origin of his utterance (I won't give it away).
Jerry reached the loftiest heights with his success in the oil and gas industry. He parlayed that into purchasing the biggest franchise in the sport which was his greatest love - football.
Success in football was almost immediate. Teaming with old college buddy Jimmy Johnson, his Dallas Cowboys won multiple championships and increased in monetary value many times over. On top of the world...
Enter the ego, the hubris. Discarding his old pal, minimizing Jimmy's contribution in the process. "It's all me me me!", Jerry proclaimed.
A quarter century later, still rich but much older, football success having eluded him since he tossed aside his partner. The butt of jokes and mockery, respected for his money and business acumen but not for the one thing he most loves and most craves attention for - results on the gridiron.
Increasingly divorced from reality and losing control of his emotions, he enters the final years of his life a shadow of the man he longed to become.
