Jerral Wayne Jones Jr. (born September 27, 1969) is the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of the Dallas Cowboys. [1] [2] Jones Jr. was the president and general manager of the Dallas Desperados when it was founded by his father in 2001 in the original Arena Football League [3] [4] He now leads the Cowboys' commercial initiatives. [5]
Jones grew up in Arkansas and was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2019 for his contributions to Little Rock Catholic. [6] [7]
Personal life
Jones is the son of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the younger brother of Cowboys executives Stephen Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson. [8] He is the father of a daughter, Juliette Turner-Jones, as the result of a former relationship with television and film actress Janine Turner in the 1990s. [9] [10] He married Lori Lemon in 2006, and has two children with her. [8] [11]
References
- ^ "Jerry Jones Jr". Official Site of the Dallas Cowboys. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "5 things you might not know about Jerry Jones Jr., including how his dad saved Super Bowl 19 for him". Dallas News. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ "Cowboys' owner starts 20th arena football team". TCU.edu. November 14, 2001. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Desperados Move to Reunion Arena". OurSportsCentral.com. January 6, 2003. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "From the archives: Jerry Jones Jr". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. May 22, 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ "Jerry Jones Jr. Joins Arkansas Sports HOF". www.dallascowboys.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ "Jones following his family's footsteps into Hall". Arkansas Online. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ a b O'Neal, Rachel (August 5, 2018). "High Profile: Jerry Jones Jr. is a lawyer, a father and coach to two children. He's also executive vice president of the Dallas Cowboys organization". ArkansasOnline.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Besant, Alexander (August 27, 2012). "Former model, Northern exposure actress Janine Turner to speak at RNC". Pri.org. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Janine Turner Trades Northwest for Southern Exposure on Ranch". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (2006-08-18). "Lemon Into Lemonade". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
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