WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING . . .
“Jerry’s ultra optimism that we’re going to figure out how to make it work — that’s the gift to the league. You’ll never match how big he thinks. No matter what you’re thinking, he’s thinking bigger. And he does it with this incredible conviction that if we say we’re going to do it, it’s going to happen.”
CHAD ESTIS
President, Legends
“He loves kicking up his heels and he loves catching a 20-pound bass on a one-pound line, as he likes to say. He has achieved the impossible — and come up with a phrase to describe it.”
DAVID HILL
Former president, Fox Sports
“He enjoys people. As good as he is speaking to 20 people, 100 people or 1,000 people, you get him one-on-one with a person and he enjoys visiting with that person. Really enjoys people. I think that’s a big part of his success. What we’ve done here, it takes a village. How do you figure everybody else is going to treat people when the leader is that way?”
STEPHEN JONES
Chief operating officer, Dallas Cowboys
“Just tell me who the audience is. That’s all he needs to know and he can determine what he’s going to say. I think that’s a little bit of how he’s been able to address these different situations we’ve faced. See the issues. Draw on past experiences. Hear what people are saying. And then figure out what you need to do.”
JERRY JONES JR.
Executive vice president & chief sales and marketing officer, Dallas Cowboys
“He’s a much better collaborator now than when I first got to know him. I think that comes with the wisdom of working in the NFL, which requires, in most cases, getting 24 votes. It’s not a dictatorship.”
ARTHUR BLANK
Owner, Atlanta Falcons
“This criticism of being involved in absolutely everything, top to bottom: If you put your life savings into something, are you going to let somebody else figure it out? No. You’re going to go turn the lights out. You’re going to pick up the trash yourself. You’re going to go hire the people. You’re going to make sure you’re doing it, not somebody else.”
CHARLOTTE JONES ANDERSON
Executive vice president & chief brand officer, Dallas Cowboys
