Former Alabama linebacker Lee Roy Jordan, 84, has died, the Dallas Cowboys have confirmed .

A native of Excel, Ala., Jordan was a unanimous selection as an All-American as a senior in 1962.

He played on the Crimson Tide's 1961 national championship team, its first national title under legendary coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant. A team captain at Alabama, Jordan led a 1961 defense that posted six shutouts and didn't allow more than seven points to any opponent in an 11-0 season. In his final game at Alabama, Jordan was credited with an incredible 31 tackles in a 17-0 win over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.

"He was one of the finest football players the world has ever seen. If runners stayed between the sidelines, he tackled them," Bryant once said of Jordan, per the National Football Founda

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