For over three decades, Jerry Jones has bet big on the Dallas Cowboys. But one of his biggest gambles may have come off the gridiron. In the late 2010s, the Cowboys owner and general manager decided to take an experimental drug after being diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma,

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has credited an experimental trial drug for successfully treating advanced melanoma as he disclosed his cancer diagnosis publicly for the first time.

Jerry Jones is lifting the lid on his secret battle with cancer. The loquacious Dallas Cowboys owner, 82, told The Dallas Morning News he was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma in June 2010 and survived a decade-long fight thanks to an experimental drug.