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ARLINGTON – Jerry Jones is about to embark on his 25th season as owner and general manager of the Cowboys. Couple that milestone with him being set to turn 71 in October, it’s only natural to wonder whether he’s slowing down.
But Jones said after the team’s annual kickoff luncheon Wednesday a recent visit to the doctor indicated he’s as sharp as he was when he bought the club now valued at more than $2 billion for about $140 million in 1989.
“My CAT-scan said it was like a brain of a 40-year-old,” Jones said. “…The guy really did not know it was me. I was there anonymously. He said, ‘I just wanted to come down and I saw your chart and I know how old you are. That part is really impressive.’ ”
Fans that point the finger of blame at Jones for the Cowboys winning only one playoff game in the past 16 season might scoff at his claim of possessing a younger man’s brain, but Jones is confident he still has what it takes to guide the team to a Super Bowl.
“I know more about what I’m doing than hopefully I did 25 years ago,” said Jones, who won three Super Bowls during his first seven seasons as owner but hasn’t sniffed the big game since winning the third one after the 1995 season.
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But Jones said after the team’s annual kickoff luncheon Wednesday a recent visit to the doctor indicated he’s as sharp as he was when he bought the club now valued at more than $2 billion for about $140 million in 1989.
“My CAT-scan said it was like a brain of a 40-year-old,” Jones said. “…The guy really did not know it was me. I was there anonymously. He said, ‘I just wanted to come down and I saw your chart and I know how old you are. That part is really impressive.’ ”
Fans that point the finger of blame at Jones for the Cowboys winning only one playoff game in the past 16 season might scoff at his claim of possessing a younger man’s brain, but Jones is confident he still has what it takes to guide the team to a Super Bowl.
“I know more about what I’m doing than hopefully I did 25 years ago,” said Jones, who won three Super Bowls during his first seven seasons as owner but hasn’t sniffed the big game since winning the third one after the 1995 season.
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