When Donald Trump made feelings known on turning down chance to buy Dallas Cowboys for $50,000,000: "It's a no-win situation"

The Dallas Cowboys are one of the wealthiest professional sports franchises in the world. In 1989. Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys from former owner H.R. "Bum" Bright for about $140 million.

In 1983, though, Donald Trump was reportedly approached about an opportunity to buy the NFL franchise. He declined and on Jan. 1, 1984, the New York Times published his thoughts on a potential new owner of the NFL franchise. Trump said that he 'felt sorry' for the potential new owner. He said that even if they ended up being successful, it wouldn't be impressive.

"I feel sorry for the poor guy who is going to buy the Dallas Cowboys," Trump said on January 1, 1984 as reported by the New York Times. "It's a no-win situation for him, because if he wins, well, so what, they've won through the years, and if he loses, which seems likely because they're having troubles, he'll be known to the world as a loser."

President-elect Donald Trump's quote resurfaced in 2018. It was said at the time that he could have purchased the team for just $50 million, a bargain in the world on NFL ownership in this day and age.

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Dallas Cowboys celebrate after scoring a touchdown during their game against Cincinnati Bengals. (Credits: IMAGN)

Jerry Jones has been unable to field a Super Bowl-winning team since the 1990s. However, he has turned his NFL franchise into a successful business venture and one of the biggest brands in professional sports. When Jones bought the Cowboys, the former ownership reported that they were losing an average of $1 million a year. Jones turned that around.

This week, Forbes released its annual list of "Most Valuable Sports Franchises." Dallas once again topped the list, as the team is worth $10.1 billion. The Cowboys are now the first professional sports franchise to cross the $10 billion mark in history.

"The Dallas Cowboys continue to top the @Forbes list of most valuable sports franchises at $10.1 billion."-reported Jon Machota of "The Athletic"

This is the ninth consecutive year that the Dallas Cowboys have topped the list as the most valuable franchise. The next closest NFL franchise in value are the Los Angeles Rams who are reportedly worth $7.6 billion who are ranked third overall. Second is the NBA's Golden State Warriors who are worth $8.8 billion.