Lee Roy Jordan, the dean of Dallas Cowboys’ fabled Doomsday Defense, dies at 84

Lee Roy Jordan, whose ferocious play in the 1960s and ’70s made him one of the most feared linebackers in college and the NFL and the dean of the Dallas Cowboys’ fabled Doomsday Defense, died Saturday in Dallas hospice of kidney failure, his son, David, said. He was 84. Over a career in which he played an integral role in Bear Bryant’s first national championship at Alabama as well as the Cowboys’ first Super Bowl win, Jordan raised the standard of play with relentless effort and preparation, and by demanding the best from his teammates.