Donald Trumps biggest NFL blunder? Passing on the Cowboys before Jerry Jones turned them into a $12.8B empire
News Source : Marca
News Summary
- In 1984, Donald Trump brushed aside the chance to purchase the Dallas Cowboys for an estimated $50 million.
- The Cowboys are now worth $12.8 billion by far the NFL's most valuable team and one of the most recognizable brands in global sport.
- Trump's résumé is marked by a series of high-profile failures.
- His casinos in Atlantic City entered bankruptcy multiple times.
- Trump Airlines collapsed under heavy debt.
- His real estate ventures, such as Trump Plaza and Trump Soho, struggled or shuttered.
- Even his foray into professional football with the USFL in the 1980s, pushing the league into a disastrous head-to-head with the NFL, ended in collapse.
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