Minnesotachubs said:
Assassin said:
Jerry as a kid with his sister Jacelyn. They lived on top of a grocery store. When you hear the term, 'self made man', it really fits him
By "really" do you mean "not really at all"? You might wanna do some research on Jerry if you actually believe that.
What a very odd reply...
Jerry and his family lived on top of a small grocery they owned during his youth. His dad ran the grocery while Jerry would sell watermelons out front. His dad sold insurance on the side. Later Jerry would join him and grow the insurance company. As his family would get more money, they would add a bit more onto the store. They even added on a bandstand where Jerry would get up on the mike and take the house down
Jerry got a scholarship to the University of Arkansas for football. He didnt start until his senior year, when he was the starting OG at 187 lbs. He worked for his dad while he was in school selling insurance, even being given the title of VP, however as was common back then, he had jobs on the side and told his game tickets to make ends meet.
When Jerry graduated, he and his wife were dead broke. They even had some department store cards cut up. Howevever Jerry was an excellent salesman and sold Jimmy Hoffa (yep, that one) on giving him a loan to purchase some Shakey's Pizzas. He almost bought the San Diego Chargers with another teamster loan but his dad came down on his head.
Jerry parlayed that money into several good oil and gas purchases and became very wealthy. Then the Cowboys came up for sale and the deal was done. And he became even wealthier.
So when I say, that was an odd reply, I think most folks would say when you come from being dead broke to becoming a billionaire, the majority of folks would say that would make them a self-made man, so I have to ask, 'what would you definition of a self-made man be?'
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