5He Could Have Been The Chargers Owner Instead
Source:fox5sandiego.com
When he was only 23, Jones could have purchased the San Diego Chargers. He had just graduated, and he had even agreed to a $5.8 million price with the majority owner of the Chargers, Barron Hilton. However, his father Pat was against it, saying that the AFL was bad business, so Jones withdrew his offer. Later in the year, the AFL and the NFL merged, and Hilton managed to sell the team for $10 million.