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To: freelyhovering who wrote (259325)	8/29/2014 9:40:19 AM
From: Alex MG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541026

"I've never wanted anything as much as I want to win the next Super Bowl," Jones says, smiling. "You wouldn't want to see the size of the check that I would write if it would for sure get the Dallas Cowboys a Super Bowl." The one thing he wants most is the only thing he can't buy. yep, too bad Jerry... if you had a baseball team you could buy your way, but not in the NFL... the salary cap is a good thing... it spreads the wealth... even the lowly Aints were able to win the big one

To: freelyhovering who wrote (259325)	8/29/2014 3:00:35 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541026

Oh my goodness! What a trip down memory lane this article is. To be precise, Jones is actually from my neck of the woods (Little Rock), not Clinton's (Hope, Arkansas). When I was a sophomore in HS, Jerry was a senior and a star football player, but we never met, I don't think. I knew him casually at the U. of Arkansas because he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity as was my husband. By that time, he was already married but often came to fraternity parties with his wife. I was dating my husband. I don't remember him as a heavy drinker, or at least not a drunk. But, boy, do I remember him as a dancer. For a big guy (6'2" maybe, although not a beefy guy), he was graceful and fast on his feet. A wonderful all-around dancer. He would dance one by one with every girl there while his wife danced with different guys. It was their 'thing', I guess, as both were naturally outgoing people. He was the perfect dance partner, too. Tall enough that a twirl under the arm in a jitterbug was never awkward. For a big guy, he could do the "mashed potato" dance without looking like a flapping chicken, and he had a variation of it where he would clap his hands over his head to the beat of the music while his feet were going. People would stop dancing and clap along with him. He loved being the center of attention but it was never obnoxious. He was just a very polite, non-threatening, affable and totally likeable person. And it sounds from this article that he still has that same personality! Wonderful..... I also clearly remember his vivid blue eyes (not pale) and that mischievous grin. The guy walked around with a smile, constantly joking. So much so that I was surprised by his later business successes. Thanks so much for this find. There were several other names in the article I knew somewhat way back when....especially the drop-dead handsome Sheffield Nelson who seriously should have gone to Hollywood, lol. I would have never come across the article myself, and now have had the fun of emailing the link to some old HS friends.