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

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 101 (137th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Hall of Fame finalist in 1988

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Fine Details  · Last updated Jun 19, 2013 4:25PM
All-Time Rank: #112. Tom Mack… #113. Torry Holt… #114. Nick Buoniconti… #115. LEE ROY JORDAN… #116. Mick Tingelhoff… #117. Rosey Brown… #118. Brian Urlacher… 

Defense & Fumbles

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 AV
1963 22 DAL RLB 55 7 7 3 41 0 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
1964 23 DAL RLB 55 12 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 9
1965 24 DAL 55 13 1
1966 25 DAL MLB 55 14 1 49 1 49 0 0 0 1 28 0 10
1967* 26 DAL MLB 55 14 3 85 1 40 0 1 10
1968* 27 DAL MLB 55 14 3 17 0 7 0 0 0 2 9 0 12
1969*+ 28 DAL MLB 55 14 2 38 0 38 0 0 0 2 0 0 14
1970 29 DAL MLB 55 14 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
1971 30 DAL MLB 55 14 0 2 34 0 23 0 0 0 3 0 0 9
1972 31 DAL MLB 55 14 0 2 18 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
1973* 32 DAL MLB 55 14 6 78 1 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 17
1974* 33 DAL MLB 55 14 2 23 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 12
1975 34 DAL MLB 55 14 0 6 80 0 38 0 0 1 2 0 0 10
1976 35 DAL MLB 55 14 14 0 0 1 0 0 9
Career 186 21 32 472 3 49 0 0 2 18 37 0 1 136

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1966 25 DAL MLB 55 14 1 1 6
1967* 26 DAL MLB 55 14 1 1 1 8
1973* 32 DAL MLB 55 14 1 1 6
Career 186 3 3 1 20

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6 Keena Turner, Paul Naumoff, Lonnie Warwick, Bruce Scholtz, Stan White, Earl Holmes, Riki Ellison, A.J. Duhe, Joel Williams, Donnie Edwards
7 Stan West, Donnie Edwards, Vaughan Johnson, Paul Naumoff, Fredd Young, Shane Conlan, Keena Turner, Willie McGinest, Fred Carr, Chip Banks
8 Donnie Edwards, Frank LeMaster, Vaughan Johnson, LaVern Torgeson, Shane Conlan, Chip Banks, Harry Carson*, Fredd Young, Matt Blair, Bob Breunig
9 Bob Breunig, Donnie Edwards, John Reger, Frank LeMaster, Dexter Coakley, Les Richter*, Jamie Sharper, Paul Naumoff, Mike Merriweather, Keith Brooking
10 Bob Breunig, Chris Spielman, Donnie Edwards, John Reger, Levon Kirkland, Matt Blair, Paul Naumoff, Fred Carr, Bill Svoboda, Brad Van Pelt
11 Levon Kirkland, Wayne H. Walker, Tom Jackson, Ken Norton, Chris Spielman, Larry Grantham, Mo Lewis, Walt Michaels, John Reger, Donnie Edwards
12 Wayne H. Walker, Dave Wilcox*, Tom Jackson, Levon Kirkland, Harry Carson*, Larry Grantham, Mo Lewis, Cornelius Bennett, Roy Winston, Bill Bergey
13 Wayne H. Walker, Harry Carson*, Larry Grantham, Cornelius Bennett, Tom Jackson, Mo Lewis, Dave Wilcox*, Bill Bergey, Roy Winston, Levon Kirkland
14 Wayne H. Walker, Larry Grantham, Cornelius Bennett, Harry Carson*, Tom Jackson, Roy Winston, Jack Reynolds, Andy Russell, Nick Buoniconti*, Clay Matthews
Career Wayne H. Walker, Larry Grantham, Jack Reynolds, Harry Carson*, Cornelius Bennett, Tom Jackson, Andy Russell, Hardy Nickerson, Roy Winston, Nick Buoniconti*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1967
1968
1969
1973
1974

First-Team All-Pro
1969

Approximate Value
1973 NFL 17 (8)
Career 136 (122)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 101 (136)

Non-Offensive TDs
1966 NFL 1 (7)

Playoff Games
Career 19 (75)

Playoff Games Started
Career 19 (23)

Fumbles Recovered
Career 18 (132)

Fumble Return Yds
1966 NFL 28 (6)

Interceptions
1973 NFL 6 (4)
1975 NFL 6 (7)
Career 32 (166)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
Career 472 (176)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1966 NFL 1 (3)
1967 NFL 1 (8)
1973 NFL 1 (3)
Career 3 (117)

Safeties
1967 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 1 (72)

     

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19661st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19681st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19691st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19692nd TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19731st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19732nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19731st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19731st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19731st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19751st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19751st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News