Jerry Jones Biography

Fast Facts

• Joins Art Rooney, Jack Kent Cooke, Al Davis, Eddie DeBartolo and Kraft as the only men to have won at least three Super Bowls as NFL owners
• Member of the NFL Broadcasting Committee, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Committee and the NFL Player Dire-Need Committee plus has served two prior terms as a member of the NFL's Competition Committee
• Received the 1999 Evangeline Booth Award, which is one of the Army's highest national community service awards, along with his wife Gene
• Gene and Jerry Jones Family Arlington Youth Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the youth in Arlington by funding programs and facilities dedicated to sports, recreation and education
• Named the 2009 Sports Executive of the Year by the Sports Business Journal
• Is one of only four current owners to guide their franchise to at least three Super Bowl titles
• Purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 for $150 million from H․R․ "Bum" Bright
• Since taking over as General Manager in 1989, Dallas has drafted 25 different players who have gone on to appear in a combined total of 95 Pro Bowls
• Appeared in the 1998 made-for-TV movie "Dallas: War of the Ewings․"
• Appeared in an episode of the TV series "Dallas" in 2012