Is There Another Family Like the Jones's in World?

[J817]

Can someone help me with this? I admit that after the NFL, NBA, and MLB (and their college counterparts), my sports knowledge ends. Is there another family in sports worldwide, like the Joneses are to the Cowboys? It seems that most owners are wealthy guys who made their fortunes in various industries and acquired teams as a hobby. However, the Joneses appear to be the only family whose sole occupation is the Cowboys. I understand that Jerry Jones made his money in oil and has interests in other ventures, but he is the only owner-general manager I am aware of. Mike Brown in Cincinnati is the closest I can think of that is similar today. Al Davis and Mark Cuban are the only ones I could recall in the past. Someone help me out here.

 

[Tabascocat]

Dean Spanos and his siblings are pretty bad too. The Chargers have been a disaster for awhile.

 

[Catpappy]

The Hills Have Eyes

 

[coult44]

I’d say The Buss Family, or The Steinbrenners, but at least they all win once in a while .

 

[J817]

I’d say The Buss Family, or The Steinbrenners, but at least they all win once in a while .

Both these families had GMs. The Busses had Jerry West or Kupchak for years and Steinbrenner had Gene Micheals and others. They were heavily involved but didn’t solely run their teams.

 

[reddyuta]

no.they have neutered the greatest franchise in the world, they have no intention of winning the SB which makes them the dumbest billionaires ever but you can't expect much from hillbillies from Arkansas.

 

[john van brocklin]

We are never winning anything of consequence with these amateurs running the team, but i guess that's beyond obvious at this point?

 

[big dog cowboy]

However, the Joneses appear to be the only family whose sole occupation is the Cowboys.

The Jones clan is heavily invested in many things. Billions of dollars.

The Cowboys are just a side gig that also makes them millions and millions.

 

[heir]

The Jones clan is heavily invested in many things. Billions of dollars.

The Cowboys are just a side gig that also makes them millions and millions.

This!

 

[Carson]

The Hills Have Eyes

They are more functional than the Jones.

 

[atlantacowboy]

The Jones clan is heavily invested in many things. Billions of dollars.

The Cowboys are just a side gig that also makes them millions and millions.

The Cowboys are his main job and source of income. Sure he is vested in Papa Johns restaurant and the oil and gas industry but that's just how he has invested his money made from the Cowboys. When he bought the Cowboys , that's all he owned. He had to sell his oil and gas company to raise the cash and borrowed the rest. Now, he is a silent partner in these other ventures , and makes annualized returns on them which help with his personal cash flow. But most of his cash and net worth come from the Dallas Cowboys. No team is even close to the Cowboys 1.4 Billion in annual revenue.

 

[Coogiguy03]

The Jetsons

 

[JohnsKey19]

The Brown(Bengals) family is the only one i can think of. But I don't think they are as involved with the day to day football stuff as Jerry/Stephen. I could be wrong on that...

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

Every wealthy family is just like the Jones', they just hide the crazy while Jerral promotes it.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Can someone help me with this? I admit that after the NFL, NBA, and MLB (and their college counterparts), my sports knowledge ends. Is there another family in sports worldwide, like the Joneses are to the Cowboys? It seems that most owners are wealthy guys who made their fortunes in various industries and acquired teams as a hobby. However, the Joneses appear to be the only family whose sole occupation is the Cowboys. I understand that Jerry Jones made his money in oil and has interests in other ventures, but he is the only owner-general manager I am aware of. Mike Brown in Cincinnati is the closest I can think of that is similar today. Al Davis and Mark Cuban are the only ones I could recall in the past. Someone help me out here.

Yankees and Steinbrener come close, specially the Old man before he dies, but man he was focused on winning championships and did anything to get it, but had ultimate control. like I said, not quite the same, but similar. he had cashman and others for a while and pounded them hard.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Yankees and Steinbrener come close, specially the Old man before he dies, but man he was focused on winning championships and did anything to get it, but had ultimate control. like I said, not quite the same, but similar. he had cashman and others for a while and pounded them hard.

At least Steinbrenner spent like crazy to acquire talent.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

At least Steinbrenner spent like crazy to acquire talent.

exactly....he had a lot of control and say, but winning was his top priority. he had enough money

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

The Brown(Bengals) family is the only one i can think of. But I don't think they are as involved with the day to day football stuff as Jerry/Stephen. I could be wrong on that...

I hear they're cheap so there's that but Jerry does pay money to his guys.

 

[MS17]

I'd say the Addams Family, but they're nice folks and definitely have higher IQs than Jerruh's brood. Especially Uncle Fester.

 

[Miller]

I’ll get in trouble