Breaking: Cowboys Ring Of Honor Legend Tragically Dies Days Before 2025 Season

The Dallas Cowboys community is reeling after finding out that one of their legends has passed away just before the 2025 season got underway.  There is no doubt that there will be a little something extra to play for this season.

Breaking: Cowboys Ring Of Honor Legend Tragically Dies Days Before 2025 Season

It was announced on Saturday that former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Lee Roy Jordan, a member of the Ring of Honor and a Super Bowl champion, had passed away. He was 84 years old:

“It is with a very heavy heart that we share the passing of Lee Roy Jordan. An inspirational leader of the Cowboys’ first championship teams, Jordan was at the core of the Dallas Cowboys’ ‘Doomsday Defense,’ anchoring the middle linebacker spot for 14 years,” the team said in a statement on social media.

Jordan played for the Cowboys from 1963-1976, spending his entire career with the team. He helped lead Dallas to its first Super Bowl championship, at Super Bowl VI in 1971.

Jordan was born and raised in Excel, Alabama, and played football with the Crimson Tide. Jordan helped lead Alabama to a National Championship in 1961, and was named an unanimous All-American in 1962. He was Alabama’s oldest-living All-American at the time of his death, and is considered one of the best defensive players in the school’s history.

Jordan was drafted by the Cowboys sixth overall in the 1963 NFL Draft, and was a five-time Pro Bowler throughout his career. He was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but did not make the final cut.

Jordan was added to the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor in 1989, becoming the seventh person to receive the honor. Per the team, Jordan was the first Cowboy inducted into the Ring of Honor under team owner Jerry Jones’ tenure.

“With fearless instincts, leadership and a relentless work ethic, Jordan was the embodiment of the Cowboys’ spirit,” Jones said in a statement. “Off the field, his commitment to his community was the centerpiece of his life after retiring in 1976. His legacy lives on as a model of dedication, integrity and toughnes