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Lee Roy Jordan
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Center and linebacker, Alabama, 1960–⁠62

Lee Roy Jordan

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Lee Roy Jordan played center and linebacker at Alabama (1960–⁠62). He finished fourth in the 1962 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1962. The Dallas Cowboys took Jordan in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 1963 NFL Draft. The Boston Patriots also took him in round 2, No. 14 overall in the 1963 AFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Best season
1962
Consensus All-American and First-team All-SEC
Heisman vote
4th
In the 1962 vote
Drafted
No. 6
Overall, 1963 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1961; SEC champions, 1961

All-America: consensus 1962; AFCA second team 1961

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 5 (1967–⁠69, 1973–⁠74) · First-team All-Pro: 1973 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1969

All-Pro teams: AP second team 1969; Pro Football Writers first team 1973; Sporting News second team 1969; NEA first team 1973; Pro Football Weekly first team 1973.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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