Jerry Jones Jr.

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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]

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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]

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References

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  3. "Cowboys' owner starts 20th arena football team". TCU.edu. November 14, 2001. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. "Desperados Move to Reunion Arena". OurSportsCentral.com. January 6, 2003. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  5. "From the archives: Jerry Jones Jr". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. May 22, 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  6. "Jerry Jones Jr. Joins Arkansas Sports HOF". www.dallascowboys.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  7. "Jones following his family's footsteps into Hall". Arkansas Online. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. Besant, Alexander (August 27, 2012). "Former model, Northern exposure actress Janine Turner to speak at RNC". Pri.org . Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. "Janine Turner Trades Northwest for Southern Exposure on Ranch". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  11. Wilonsky, Robert (2006-08-18). "Lemon Into Lemonade". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2020-12-02.

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