DALLAS — Lee Roy Jordan, a linebacker on the first Super Bowl-winning team for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s, has died. He was 84.

The Cowboys announced Mr. Jordan's death Saturday without saying when he died or giving a cause of death.

Mr. Jordan was a first-round draft pick by Dallas in 1963 after a standout career at Alabama, where he played for the late Paul “Bear” Bryant.

Mr. Jordan was a big part of the “Doomsday” defense that carried the Cowboys to a Super Bowl title in a 24-3 victory over the Miami Dolphins during the 1971 season. He retired in 1976, the year before Dallas won its second championship.

A five-time Pro Bowler, Mr. Jordan was the first player inducted into the team's ring of honor after owner Jerry Jones bought the team in 1989.

Mr. Jordan is still second on th

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