Trivia For You

[Hostile]

Jerry Jones won a National Title at Arkansas in 1964. In 1965 he graduated and went to work for his Dad.

In 1966, what football team did he try to buy with a group of partners?

 

[Everlastingxxx]

Chargers. Read it on Wiki yesterday i think.

Just curious. Where did his money come from? Did he come from a wealthy family?

 

[Hostile]

Chargers. Read it on Wiki yesterday i think.

Wow. Kudos.

 

[5Stars]

Jerry Jones won a National Title at Arkansas in 1964. In 1965 he graduated and went to work for his Dad.

In 1966, what football team did he try to buy with a group of partners?

Without reading the thread...Houston Oilers?


Nevermind - FAIL

 

[Hostile]

Chargers. Read it on Wiki yesterday i think.

Just curious. Where did his money come from? Did he come from a wealthy family?

He sold life insurance with his Dad and then they got into the oil business. His goal in getting rich was always to buy an NFL team.

 

[ShiningStar]

Once again good question Hostile.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

He sold life insurance with his Dad and then they got into the oil business. His goal in getting rich was always to buy an NFL team.

Just a minor quibble with your response. Repeat after me, please: awl bidness
And ah still love Jerra.
One poster today put it quite well: He's great as an owner, not so good as GM.

 

[Everlastingxxx]

This was what i read yesterday. Says he had several unsuccessful business ventures. Wonder what those were? Has there ever been a book written of him or about him? Would be worth reading.*

After several unsuccessful business ventures (including passing up the opportunity to purchase the AFL's San Diego Chargers in 1967), he began an oil and gas exploration business in Arkansas, Jones Oil and Land Lease, which became phenomenally successful.[3] His company, a private family asset, currently does natural resource prospecting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jones

* Jones is the subject of a book published September 1, 2008 titled Playing to Win by David Magee. In the book, Jones says he handled the firing of Tom Landry poorly and takes some blame for the disintegration of his relationship with Jimmy Johnson.

Answered my own question, lol

 

[Hostile]

This was what i read yesterday. Says he had several unsuccessful business ventures. Wonder what those were? Has there ever been a book written of him or about him? Would be worth reading.

After several unsuccessful business ventures (including passing up the opportunity to purchase the AFL's San Diego Chargers in 1967), he began an oil and gas exploration business in Arkansas, Jones Oil and Land Lease, which became phenomenally successful.[3] His company, a private family asset, currently does natural resource prospecting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jones

He invested money in McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Tyson Foods. Then he followed a bad model and began buying real estate and got overextended. It wasn't until his Dad sold the Insurance company and Jerry took a chance on a fired oil geologist that he started making money. When oil went south he followed it to natural gas and his fortune was made.


Here is a story for those who think he will fire Wade.

He invested $500,000 on a natural gas well in Oklahoma. An employee screwed up and filled the hole they were going to drill with cement.

Jerry not only did not fire the guy, he invested another half mil to drill in the vicinity. 8 hours after they started drilling they struck for $40 million.

 

[dogberry]

Forbes values the Cowboys at $1.8 billion and Jerry at $1.8 billion. Either the rest of Jerry's assets are worth little, or Jerry has made them invisible.

 

[rkell87]

He invested money in McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Tyson Foods. Then he followed a bad model and began buying real estate and got overextended. It wasn't until his Dad sold the Insurance company and Jerry took a chance on a fired oil geologist that he started making money. When oil went south he followed it to natural gas and his fortune was made.


Here is a story for those who think he will fire Wade.

He invested $500,000 on a natural gas well in Oklahoma. An employee screwed up and filled the hole they were going to drill with cement.

Jerry not only did not fire the guy, he invested another half mil to drill in the vicinity. 8 hours after they started drilling they struck for $40 million.

why would he fire him? he spent a half million training the guy lol

 

[WarDaddy]

Chargers. He mentioned it on the 100 greatest players show in the Lance Alworth piece.

 

[Royal Laegotti]

Sometimes I wish he would've bought the Chargers so we as fans don't have to deal with him. Flip side I do like those 3 SB's from the 90s, had he not bought the 'boys we may have never had Jimmy.

 

[Jay]

Forbes values the Cowboys at $1.8 billion and Jerry at $1.8 billion. Either the rest of Jerry's assets are worth little, or Jerry has made them invisible.

I don't know details but Jerry has more assets than the Cowboys, that is for sure.

 

[Hostile]

Forbes values the Cowboys at $1.8 billion and Jerry at $1.8 billion. Either the rest of Jerry's assets are worth little, or Jerry has made them invisible.

I think those are 2 different categories. Jerry's worth would be considered liquid assets and the the Cowboys would be considered in that, but at a liquidated price. The other would reflect the potential sale price of the Cowboys or their market value.

For instance, all liens and mortgages wold have to be satisfied before a sale was complete. No on would buy the Cowboys for a set price and assume all the debt too. That would be part of the consideration of value.

 

[Number82]

I think those are 2 different categories. Jerry's worth would be considered liquid assets and the the Cowboys would be considered in that, but at a liquidated price. The other would reflect the potential sale price of the Cowboys or their market value.

For instance, all liens and mortgages wold have to be satisfied before a sale was complete. No on would buy the Cowboys for a set price and assume all the debt too. That would be part of the consideration of value.

Correct. Jerry's total is based on liquidation value of assets. Cowboys total is based on market value.