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Jerry Jones

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Sports Executive

The Resume

    (October 13, 1942- )
    Birth Name is Jerrel Wayne Jones
    Purchased Dallas Cowboys for $140 million (1989)

Why he might be annoying:

    He had a horrible facelift.
    He made billions in oil.
    He owns the team everyone loves to hate.
    He fired Tom Landry, who is a god to longtime Cowboys fans.
    He fired Jimmy Johnson after a night of drinking.
    He is often on the sidelines during Cowboys games.
    He negotiated separate sponsorship deals with Pepsi and Nike that led to lawsuits by the NFL.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He restored the winning tradition of 'America's Team.'
    He bought the Cowboys for about $140 million in 1989, and today they are worth about $1 billion.
    He has never been afraid to spend money to make his team better.
    When the Cowboys faltered, he put his ego on the shelf and hired Bill Parcells.
    Unlike many owners, he is very approachable.
    He was named one of 10 winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1994 by Inc. magazine.
    He gives millions to charities in Arkansas and Dallas.

Credit: Larry Biz


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 112 Votes: 50.89% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 142 Votes: 56.34% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 90 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 106 Votes: 56.60% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 89 Votes: 56.18% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 162 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 74 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 34 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 60 Votes: 68.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 50 Votes: 66.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 49 Votes: 61.22% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 146 Votes: 77.40% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 217 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 115 Votes: 65.22% Annoying