Cowboys’ Jerry Jones tells story of nearly owning Chargers at 28

There is perhaps no more hands-on executive in the four North American professional sports leagues than Jerry Jones , the team owner and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys .

While the Cowboys enjoyed tremendous success in the 1990s under Jones' ownership, which included two straight Super Bowl wins, Jones has garnered increased criticism and scrutiny for how he's chosen to run the team in recent years, none of which have yielded a championship.

Jones recently disclosed via WFAA that he nearly became the owner of the San Diego Chargers at the age of 28 with assistance from infamous labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, who was the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971.

“I got real close to owning the San Diego Chargers when I was about 28 years old,” Jo