The Great Jones-Jackson Faceoff
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Maybe Jimmy Johnson has been away from football too long. Or maybe Jimmy simply remembers all too well how things ended for him in Dallas.

Jimmy Johnson
Johnson
Whatever the reason, Johnson showed some confusion when he was asked about the state of the Cowboys during a halftime interview on Monday Night Football this week.

"If Michael Jackson, I mean Jerry Jones, would have kept Troy Aikman, they'd be in first," Johnson said.

Well, if a brilliant mind like Johnson can't always tell the difference between Jones and Jackson, then Page 2 figured a lot of other folks out there are probably confused as well.

So, we're here to provide this helpful guide to spotting the very subtle differences between these two similar fellas:

Jerry Jones vs. Michael Jackson
Category  
Jerry Jones
 
Michael Jackson
Age   59   43
Race   White   Next question
Hair   Silver   Once caught fire during Pepsi commercial
Day job   Owner/head coach, Dallas Cowboys   King of Pop
Ranch   Valley   Neverland
Hated critic   Jimmy Johnson   National Enquirer
Most important Quincy  
Carter
 
Jones
Facelifts   One   To infinity ... and beyond!
Triplets   Emmitt, Troy and Michael   Welcome guests in his amusement park -- as long as they're under 12
Can't let go of   Emmitt Smith   His childhood
Fashion accessory   Super Bowl rings   One glove
Last seen in public with  
53 losers
 
Britney Spears, Marlon Brando, Whitney Houston
Most appropriate hit   "Mommas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys."   "Beat It."
Signature move   Billionaire strut on sideline   Moonwalk
Never forgiven for   Firing Tom Landry   All that crotch grabbing
Guy they put on the map   Chan Gailey   Weird Al Yankovic
"Weirder" colleague  
Al Davis
 
Marilyn Manson
Meglomaniacal notion   "We are America's Team"   "We Are The World"
Window dressing  
Dave Campo is my head coach
 
Madonna is my Oscars date
"Bad"   His players' police records   The album after "Thriller"
Only person he trusts   Jerry Jones   Elizabeth Taylor
Once flirted with  
Jon Gruden
 
Brooke Shields
Pepsi   Official soft drink at Texas Stadium   One scary memory
Weirdest purchase   Tony Banks (for a few weeks)   Elephant Man's skeleton
Decision they regret   Signing Ryan Leaf   Encouraging LaToya
Lost   45 pounds in the last year   Most of his pigment
Hasn't had a hit since   Jimmy quit running the draft   His second nose job
Buddy  
Lee
 
Bubbles




ALSO SEE:


Jordan's comeback vs. Jackson's comeback

Being Jerry Jones

Makin' It Better: Jerry Jones' new look





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