Lee Roy Jordan

Excel native Lee Roy Jordan (1941-2025) was a linebacker for the University of Alabama's football program from 1960-62 who went on to a successful professional career with the Dallas Cowboys from 1963-76. After his football career ended, he founded a lumber company in Dallas.

Portrait of Alabama football linebacker Lee Roy Jordan
Courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum, University of Alabama
Portrait of Alabama football linebacker Lee Roy Jordan