Dallas Cowboys legend Lee Roy Jordan passes away at 84 years old, team announces

Lee Roy Jordan's relentless work ethic exemplified

The "relentless work ethic" described in the Cowboys statement is illustrated by the following anecdote from the team's official Ring of Honor site:

"A true student of football, Jordan not only spent hours upon hours watching game film, he once negotiated into his contract to have a projector at his home so he could study opponents while being with his family."

Lee Roy Jordan was a crucial part of the Cowboys' Super Bowl VI win in 1972, when the team held Don Shula's Miami Dolphins to only three points. He was a first-round draft pick after a successful career at Alabama that earned him a place in the College Football Hall of Fame, which inducted him in 1983.

Lee Roy Jordan's career highlights

• Two-time Second-Team All-Pro (1969, 1973)
• Five-time Pro Bowler
• All-time career interception leader by Cowboys linebackers
• Super Bowl VI champion
• Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor
• College Football Hall of Fame
• National Champion, Alabama (1961)
• Unanimous All-American (1962)

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