FRISCO, Texas – What an extraordinary life Lee Roy Jordan lived during his 84 years, growing up in tiny Excel, Ala., born in 1941, having lived through many of the epic events over his 84 years before passing away this past week in Dallas on Aug. 30.

Think about all of this, Jordan, a Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor linebacker over his 14-year career, a first-round draft choice in 1963 playing his final season in 1976, the heydays of the franchise's history following an All-America career at the University of Alabama.

Jordan played for two of the greatest coaches ever, Bear Bryant at Alabama and Tom Landry with the Cowboys. Who gets to do that over an 18-year period.

Jordan played with teams quarterbacked by Joe Namath at Alabama, Don Meredith and Roger Staubach with the Cowboys, and he w

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