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Lee Roy Jordan

Lee Roy Jordan

Position: LB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 221 lbs.
Born: April 27, 1941 in Excel, AL
College: Alabama

5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1963 Draft
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 2nd round (14th overall) of the AFL 1963 Draft

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Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1963 22 DAL RLB 55 7 7 3 41 0 23 0 1 0 0
1964 23 DAL RLB 55 12 0 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 0
1965 24 DAL 55 13 0
1966 25 DAL MLB 55 14 0 1 49 1 49 0 1 28 0
1967* 26 DAL MLB 55 14 0 3 85 1 40 1
1968* 27 DAL MLB 55 14 0 3 17 0 7 0 2 9 0
1969*+ 28 DAL MLB 55 14 0 2 38 0 38 0 2 0 0
1970 29 DAL MLB 55 14 0 1 6 0 6 0 1 0 0
1971 30 DAL MLB 55 14 0 2 34 0 23 0 3 0 0
1972 31 DAL MLB 55 14 0 2 18 0 12 0 1 0 0
1973* 32 DAL MLB 55 14 0 6 78 1 31 1 0 0 0
1974* 33 DAL MLB 55 14 0 2 23 0 13 0 1 0 0
1975 34 DAL MLB 55 14 0 6 80 0 38 1 2 0 0
1976 35 DAL MLB 55 14 14 0 1 0 0
Career 186 21 32 472 3 49 2 18 37 0 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1966 25 DAL MLB 55 14 0 1 6
1967* 26 DAL MLB 55 14 0 1 1 8
1973* 32 DAL MLB 55 14 0 1 6
Career 186 21 3 1 20

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1967
1968
1969
1973
1974

1st-team All-Pro

1969

Non-Offensive TDs

1966 NFL 1 (7)

Playoff Games

Career 19 (68)

Playoff Games Started

Career 19 (22)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 18 (124)

Fumble Return Yds

1966 NFL 28 (6)

Interceptions

1973 NFL 6 (4)
1975 NFL 6 (7)
Career 32 (160)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

Career 472 (169)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1966 NFL 1 (3)
1967 NFL 1 (8)
1973 NFL 1 (3)
Career 3 (107)

Safeties

1967 NFL 1 (1-- 18)

Career 1 (69)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1966 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-NFL
1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1973 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1973 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1973 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.