Jerry Jones Net Worth - A Successful Billionaire

Jerry Jones is an American Businessman and also the owner, and president of the National Football League he is the general manager of the Dallas Cowboys. In 1989, he bought the team from Bum Bright. As executive vice president of Modern Security Life in Springfield, Missouri, Jerry Jones made his first fortune.

In addition, he created and is the owner of Jones Oil and Land Lease, an organization that looks for natural gas and oil resources in Arkansas. The Cowboys saw a remarkable comeback under his direction, winning three Super Bowls in four years from 1992 to 1995.

The period, headed by quarterback Troy Aikman and legendary coach Jimmy Johnson, secured the Cowboy's place among the NFL's greatest lineage.

Let's examine the early life, professional career and awards of Jerry Jones.

Jerry Jones Net Worth 2024

Jerry Jones's net worth is estimated to be $13 Billion. Jones paid $140 million to buy the Dallas Cowboys in 1989. The team is currently valued at almost $9 billion. The Cowboy's worth increased from $140 million to over $5.5 billion during Jones's ownership, making him a multibillionaire. Jones has played an important part in the NFL's overall success since 1989.

After the NFL moved to Fox, its television revenue increased significantly, making it the biggest sports league in the world, with over $10 billion in revenue every season. Jerry Jones, who is worth billions of dollars, has a history of supporting presidential candidates and has already endorsed Donald Trump. He has also given his support to a few coaches for the team.

Biography and Personal Life

In 1963, Jones wed Eugenia Chambers, a woman he had met during their undergraduate studies at college. They are parents of three kids. Stephen works as the executive vice president, director of player personnel, and chief operations officer for the Cowboys.

Executive vice president and chief brand officer Charlotte works for the Cowboys. The vice president and chief sales and marketing officer of the Cowboys is Jerry Jones Jr. A house in Destin, Florida, belongs to Jones. A 25-year-old lady filed an action against Jones in March 2022, claiming he is her biological father.

The woman Jones met in Little Rock, Arkansas, is the daughter of a former airline employee. In addition to covering the woman's whole tuition at Southern Methodist University and a $70,000 Range Rover on her 16th birthday, Jones has paid the woman and her mother around $3 million.

Early Life

Jones was born in Los Angeles California, and in 1945 his family moved back to North Little Rock, Arkansas. His parents ran two Pat's Super Market locations in North Little Rock's Rose City district. Jones entered North Little Rock High School and graduated in 1960 as a running back.

Following graduation, Pat became president and chairman of Modern Security Life Insurance Co. in Springfield, Missouri, where Jones's parents moved. The company had a growth in assets from $440,299.76 in its first statement in 1961 to $6,230,607 in 1965, and it was known as a "one in a million" company.

Jerral W. Jones's job title following his University of Arkansas graduation was executive vice president. The Joneses assembled the 5,500-acre Buena Vista Ranch in the Ozark Mountains, east of Springfield, Missouri, thanks to the company's success. The pair started Buena Vista Animal Paradise, a 400-acre ranch where visitors could see exotic animals, in 1971 after selling the insurance company.

Professional career

Jones belonged to the Kappa Sigma fraternity while he was a student at the University of Arkansas. He co-captained the Arkansas football team that won the 1964 national title. He was a teammate of NFL and college football coach Jimmy Johnson, whom Jones hired as his first head coach after purchasing the Cowboys. He was also an offensive guard for College Football Hall of Fame coach Frank Broyles.

In an interview, Jones stated that he borrowed a million dollars from Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters Union to launch a chain of Shakey's Pizza Parlor locations in Missouri following his graduation from college in 1965. Jones was hired by his father's insurance company, Modern Security Life of Springfield, Missouri when the project failed.

In the 1998 movie Basketball, Robert Vaughn's character Baxter Cain, who owns the Dallas Felons, was modelled after Jones. In the 1998 made-for-television reunion film Dallas: War of the Ewing’s, he had a brief cameo as himself.

Jerry Jones Honors and Awards:

NFL

• Three-time Super Bowl champion (as the Dallas Cowboy’s owner, president, and general manager): XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX
• NFL Executive of the Year for 2014

NCAA

• The Arkansas Razorback’s 1964 FWAA College Football National Championship
• Dallas's 2010 NFF Gridiron Club Distinguished Texan Award winner

Media

• 1993 Outstanding Team ESPY Award 

Halls of Fame

• Hall of Fame for Professional Football

Other

• Horatio Alger Award for 2013
• The Jerry Jones Sports Man Award at Ducks Unlimited is named in his honor.
• 1993 American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much did Jerry Jones pay for the Cowboys?

Jerry Jones paid $140 million for the Cowboys and also replaced Tom Landry with Jimmy Johnson as the head coach. The team performed well under Jones, winning Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX.

Q. How does Jerry manage to afford so much?

A major portion of Seinfeld's wealth is derived from several comedy syndication deals, which brought in roughly $465 million for him, plus an extra $94 million from a Netflix deal for the streaming rights.

Q. What is the size of Jerry Jones's yacht?

Jones is among the richest NFL owners, and thanks to his immense wealth, he can afford to buy expensive gifts. This includes the Bravo Eugenia, his 357-foot yacht.