{"id":36504,"date":"2025-08-30T19:57:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36504"},"modified":"2025-08-30T19:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:57:51","slug":"dallas-cowboys-5-time-pro-bowl-legend-tragically-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36504","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys 5-Time Pro Bowl Legend Tragically Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Five-time Pro Bowler Lee Roy Jordan, who spent his entire 14-year career with the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, has passed away at the age of 84.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday afternoon, the Dallas Cowboys announced Lee Roy Jordan\u2019s passing in an X\/Twitter post. A standout linebacker out of Alabama, Jordan helped Dallas to a\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a06 championship in the 1971 season as a member of their \u201cDoomsday Defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1961841479485210861&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys-5-time-pro-bowl-legend-tragically-dies%2F&amp;sessionId=9ba06bf2231b783a8884666a068432e9e28f6191&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1961841479485210861\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Jordan was drafted sixth overall by the Dallas Cowboys in 1963. The Boston Patriots also selected him in round one (14th overall) in the \u201963 AFL Draft, but he decided to play for Dallas and never looked back.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width has-xs-padding-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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\u2019 Ring of Honor in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers are with Jordan\u2019s family and friends during this time.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lee-roy-jordan-has-the-seventh-most-ints-in-cowboys-history\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lee Roy Jordan Has The Seventh-Most INTs In Cowboys History<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2384219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_3866093-1024x709.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_3866093-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_3866093-595x412.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_3866093-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_3866093-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_3866093-1536x1063.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_3866093-2048x1418.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lee Roy Jordan (Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"follow-us-wrapper has-black-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/dal\/career-defense.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pro Football Reference<\/a>, Jordan\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Five-time Pro Bowler Lee Roy Jordan, who spent his entire 14-year career with the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys, has passed away at the age of 84. 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