Monroe County native Lee Roy Jordan was a star linebacker for the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football program from 1960-62 before going on to play 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League.
Lee Roy Jordan
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Courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum, University of Alabama
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