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Nine things we learned about Jerry Jones — and one we didn’t
The Jerry Jones headlines rolled in on Thursday, when ESPN published an expansive profile of the billionaire Cowboys owner.
He was chatting on the phone with star Vikings running back Adrian Peterson about donning the silver and blue, unless he was really just talking about pig latin (ixnay on the amperingtay). And he was still ruing his decision not to draft former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, whose love for the limelight and adult beverages may even match his own.
Seemingly the only subject Jones wasn’t tackling were those salacious photos of Jones in compromising positions with two women that made the Internet rounds in early August. No explanation, nuh uh, wouldn’t touch it, letting his confusing comment that the snaps were “misrepresented” stand.
But there was so many more good nuggets in the detail-rich piece, by Don Van Natta Jr., to remember. Here’s a sample:
• Jones nearly became the owner of the San Diego Chargers in 1966 … when he was 23. Barron Hilton (Paris’ grandfather) had an asking price of $5.8 million, and Jones had investors lined up, but the AFL’s finances seemed grim and Jones didn’t go for it.
• Jones says he considered investing in a partnership with luxury brand Chanel or Cartier and using the name for the Cowboys’ new stadium in Arlington, Texas. “Can you imagine — the Chanel Cowboys? Or the Cartier Cowboys? Now that has a nice ring, a lovely ring. Pure class.”
• Jones is still not over his feud with Jimmy Johnson, 20 years later, saying he remains “damn frustrated” with the “undermining” ways of the Super Bowl-winning coach.
• Jones supports the Washington team continuing to use its Redskins nickname, referring to it as a “term of respect.”
• Jones and his wife, Gene, are avid art collectors, with new pieces piled up on the floor of his home. On the wall is an $18 million Norman Rockwell, purchased for $1.1 million.
• One of Jones’ philanthropic causes: Helping to restore a portion of Thomas Jefferson’s library to the Library of Congress.
• Jones uses a flip phone, from sponsor AT&T.
• Jones’ drink of choice: Johnnie Walker Blue Label, on the rocks. Retail price is about $200 per bottle.
• Another boozing note: The pub room in Jones’ mansion has two taps: Miller and Miller Lite.
The Jerry Jones headlines rolled in on Thursday, when ESPN published an expansive profile of the billionaire Cowboys owner.
He was chatting on the phone with star Vikings running back Adrian Peterson about donning the silver and blue, unless he was really just talking about pig latin (ixnay on the amperingtay). And he was still ruing his decision not to draft former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, whose love for the limelight and adult beverages may even match his own.
Seemingly the only subject Jones wasn’t tackling were those salacious photos of Jones in compromising positions with two women that made the Internet rounds in early August. No explanation, nuh uh, wouldn’t touch it, letting his confusing comment that the snaps were “misrepresented” stand.
But there was so many more good nuggets in the detail-rich piece, by Don Van Natta Jr., to remember. Here’s a sample:
• Jones nearly became the owner of the San Diego Chargers in 1966 … when he was 23. Barron Hilton (Paris’ grandfather) had an asking price of $5.8 million, and Jones had investors lined up, but the AFL’s finances seemed grim and Jones didn’t go for it.
• Jones says he considered investing in a partnership with luxury brand Chanel or Cartier and using the name for the Cowboys’ new stadium in Arlington, Texas. “Can you imagine — the Chanel Cowboys? Or the Cartier Cowboys? Now that has a nice ring, a lovely ring. Pure class.”
• Jones is still not over his feud with Jimmy Johnson, 20 years later, saying he remains “damn frustrated” with the “undermining” ways of the Super Bowl-winning coach.
• Jones supports the Washington team continuing to use its Redskins nickname, referring to it as a “term of respect.”
• Jones and his wife, Gene, are avid art collectors, with new pieces piled up on the floor of his home. On the wall is an $18 million Norman Rockwell, purchased for $1.1 million.
• One of Jones’ philanthropic causes: Helping to restore a portion of Thomas Jefferson’s library to the Library of Congress.
• Jones uses a flip phone, from sponsor AT&T.
• Jones’ drink of choice: Johnnie Walker Blue Label, on the rocks. Retail price is about $200 per bottle.
• Another boozing note: The pub room in Jones’ mansion has two taps: Miller and Miller Lite.
