Published 12:39 IST, November 30th 2019
Jerry Jones net worth: Where did the Dallas Cowboys owner make his money?
Jerry Jones' net worth - Jerry Jones is the owner of a premier NFL team the 'Dallas Cowboys'. Jones has a massive net worth. Find out where he makes his money.
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Jerry Jones is a well-recognised personality who is widely popular as franchise owner of 'America’s Team' Dallas Cowboys. Jones gets attention virtually everywhere that he travels. Jerry Jones comes from a wealthy family but he sure kws how to earn his own money. Let us briefly explore where Jerry Jones made his money.
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Jerry Jones' net worth – where did Jerry Jones make his money?
Jerry Jones has a net worth that currently stands at an estimated $8.4 billion, according to Forbes. This amount keeps fluctuating and could be attributed to his income and investment portfolio. Also, value of an NFL franchise is bound to change depending on popularity and performance of team.
Jerry Jones – Or investments and income sources
Before being recognised as owner of Dallas Cowboys or his association with NFL, Jerry Jones had already made a big name for himself as an oil wildcatter during 1970s. Jones gained popularity at time and made his first million through oil investments. Jerry Jones is also controlling shareholder in Comstock Resources, a Texas-based energy company. Jerry Jones also makes or bold investments which include drilling opportunities as well as retail and real estate projects. However, his most valuable holding right w remains Dallas Cowboys. He reportedly bought it for $150 million in 1989 and it is valued at $5.5 billion presently.
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Jerry Jones' reaction to his team's loss at Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving, Buffalo Bills went up against Cowboys in what turned out to be a far more lopsided match than final score indicated. match was thoroughly dominated by Bills and was clearly unwatchable for Jerry Jones who walked out before final seconds of match. Check out Jerry Jones' reaction in this video:
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15:31 IST, November 29th 2019