Five-time Pro Bowler Lee Roy Jordan, who spent his entire 14-year career with the Dallas Cowboys, has passed away at the age of 84.
On Saturday afternoon, the Dallas Cowboys announced Lee Roy Jordan’s passing in an X/Twitter post. A standout linebacker out of Alabama, Jordan helped Dallas to a Super Bowl 6 championship in the 1971 season as a member of their “Doomsday Defense.”
Jordan was drafted sixth overall by the Dallas Cowboys in 1963. The Boston Patriots also selected him in round one (14th overall) in the ’63 AFL Draft, but he decided to play for Dallas and never looked back.
Over his 14 seasons, Jordan recorded 32 interceptions, 19.5 sacks and 18 fumble recoveries. He was named to the Pro Bowl in in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973 and 1974. He was placed in the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor in 1989.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Jordan’s family and friends during this time.
Lee Roy Jordan Has The Seventh-Most INTs In Cowboys History
Per Pro Football Reference, Jordan’s 32 interceptions are tied with Terence Newman for seventh-most in franchise history. Only Mel Renfro (52), Everson Walls (44), Charlie Waters (41), Dennis Thurman (36), Michael Downs (34) and Cornell Green (34) had more
