Jerry Jones was in the oil business when he bought the Dallas Cowboys in February 1989, but running the "America's Team" empire has become a full-time focus for the Arkansas native. Since 2007, Forbes magazine has ranked the Cowboys as the National Football League's most valuable franchise. In 2015, the magazine estimated the team's worth at $3.2 billion.
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He bought the Dallas Cowboys from majority owner H.R. "Bum" Bright on February 25, 1989.
He made his fortune in the oil and gas exploration business. Now, the Dallas Cowboys team he owns has an estimated value of 1 billion.
He had a very successful oil and gas exploration company that had offices in Arkansas, Oklahoma, California, and Alberta.