DALLAS — From selling shoes in catalogs to managing a cruiserweight boxer, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was a busy man in his 20s.

In Netflix's new docuseries, America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys , Jones detailed how he came very close to purchasing the San Diego Chargers when he was 28 years old.

According to Jones, he got the Teamsters, a labor union led by the controversial Jimmy Hoffa, to help him finance 10 pizza parlors.

Hoffa was a powerful American labor leader who rose to prominence as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971. Known for his influence in expanding the union’s reach and securing better wages for workers, he also drew scrutiny for alleged ties to organized crime.

"When I was borrowing money from the Teamsters, a

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