When he began in the cellphone business, where he made a fortune, the field was so new that at parties, friends would stare blankly when he described his work.
It seems the team with the horseshoe on its helmet will have the good fortune of fielding back-to-back superstar quarterbacks.
But losing breeds discontent, and the winless Jaguars may need a financial boost if they are to turn around their fortunes on the field.
He voiced optimism that Sandy Alderson, the team's first-year general manager, would be able to quickly improve the team's fortunes on the field.
Birmingham, of course, have been more than a little misdirected in certain areas in recent years but Gary Rowett's management has transformed the Championship club's fortunes on the field.
"Friday Night Lights": This drama about a small Texas town is told through the magnifying lens of high-school football, and I've been told by Texas natives that it gets the intensity right — the pressure of the hopes and expectations that are pinned to the teams' fortunes on the field and on a bunch of unformed teen-aged boys.
The softly spoken 44-year-old, born in Zimbabwe but raised in Lancashire, is now head coach Andy Flower's official right-hand man, having been promoted to assistant coach in 2011 in recognition of his success in transforming England's fortunes in the field.
Sitting next to Vince and Tappy, and usually Penny Laurens as well, when, in the lengthening shadows and falling temperatures, Vince's commentary and body language charted not the rise and fall of modern architecture, but Yale's fortunes on the field.
Director of rugby Dai Young has overhauled the squad and improved fortunes on the field, while the sale of the club to Derek Richardson last year has seemed to ease the money worries.
Crosby's halo shows how the right draft pick, trade or free-agent signing can do more than reverse a team's fortunes on the field, ice or hardwood.
