Lee Roy Jordan
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|position=[[Linebacker]]<br>[[Center (American football)|Center]]
|number=54, 55
|birthdate={{birth date and age|1941|4|27}}<BR>[[Excel, Alabama]]
|debutyear=1963
|finalyear=1976
|draftyear=1963
|draftround=1
|draftpick=6
|college=[[University of Alabama|Alabama]]
|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ([[1963 NFL season|1963]]-[[1976 NFL season|1976]])
|stat1label=[[Interceptions]]
|stat1value=32
|stat2label=[[Touchdowns]]
|stat2value=3
|stat3label=Games
|stat3value=186
|nfl=JOR469456
|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
* 5x [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[1968 Pro Bowl|1967]], [[1969 Pro Bowl|1968]], [[1970 Pro Bowl|1969]], [[1974 Pro Bowl|1973]], [[1975 Pro Bowl|1974]])
* 5x [[All-Pro]] selection (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975)
* [[Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor]]
|HOF=
|CollegeHOF=60032
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'''Lee Roy Jordan''' (born [[April 27]], [[1941]] in [[Excel, Alabama]]) was an [[American football|football]] [[linebacker]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] from 1963 to 1976 in the [[National Football League]].
Before his NFL career, he played for the [[University of Alabama]] from 1960-1962. In his sophomore season of 1960, he helped the Crimson Tide to an 8-2-1 record, finishing the year with a 3-3 tie against [[University of Texas at Austin]] in the [[Bluebonnet Bowl]]. Jordan was named MVP of the game. The following season, Alabama recorded an 11-0 record and won the national championship. In his final season with the Crimson tide, Jordan was a first team [[All-America]]n, helped his team to a 10-1 record, and was named the outstanding player of the [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]] when he made 30 tackles en route to a 17-0 victory over the [[University of Oklahoma]].
Jordan's coach in college, [[Paul "Bear" Bryant]] once said, "He was one of the finest football players the world has ever seen. If runners stayed between the sidelines, he tackled them. He never had a bad day, he was 100 percent every day in practice and in the games." [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=60032].
He was drafted by the Cowboys in [[1963]]. He became the franchise's all-time leader in solo tackles (743) in his 14 seasons with the Cowboys. He was a two-time All-Pro and a five-time [[Pro Bowl]]er. He also helped the Cowboys to three [[Super Bowl]]s and five [[National Football Conference|NFC]] Championship games.
Jordan was somewhat small for his position at only 6"1 and 215 pounds, but his competitiveness and drive made up for his lack of size. Head coach [[Tom Landry]] said of Jordan, "He was a great competitor. He was not big for a middle linebacker, but because of his competitiveness, he was able to play the game and play it well. His leadership was there and he demanded a lot out of the people around him as he did of himself." [http://www.dallascowboys.com/history_roh_player.cfm?art=4]
In his 14 [[NFL]] seasons, Jordan intercepted 32 passes, returning them for 472 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also recovered 18 fumbles, returning them for 37 yards.
In [[1983]], Jordan became a member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]. In [[1989]], he became the seventh member of the Dallas Cowboy Ring of Honor at [[Texas Stadium]].
Jordan currently heads the Lee Roy Jordan [[Lumber]] Company, headquartered in [[Dallas, Texas]].
He now resides in Point Clear, Alabama.
==External links==
* [http://www.dallascowboys.com/history_roh_player.cfm?art=4 Dallas Cowboys: Lee Roy Jordan]
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/jordanleeroy.shtml HickokSports.com: Lee Roy Jordan]
* [http://www.collegefootballnews.com/Top_100_Players/Top_100_Players_32_Lee_Roy_Jordan.htm College Football News: 100 Greatest Players of All-Time #32 Lee Roy Jordan]
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/JordLe00.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com: Lee Roy Jordan]
* [http://www.jordanredwood.com/ Lee Roy Jordan Lumber Company]
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[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football linebackers]]
[[Category:People from Monroe County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football players]]
[[Category:Dallas Cowboys players]]
[[Category:Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players]]
[[Category:National Conference Pro Bowl players]]
[[Category:College Football Hall of Fame]]