Greatest Names In Bama Football History-Lee Roy Jordan
As we continue to look at the names that stand out in the storied history of University of Alabama football, we move now to one that probably is known by most every Bama fan, Lee Roy Jordan.
Jordan was born on April 27, 1941 in Excel in Monroe County, Alabama. He played linebacker for UA from 1960 to 1962, then went on to a career in the National Football League as a linebacker with the Dallas Cowboys from 1963 to 1976.
In his sophomore season in 1960 with the Tide, Jordan helped Bama to an 8-2-1 record. They finished the year with a 3-3 tie with the University of Texas at Austin in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Jordan was named Most Valuable Player of the game.
Jordan's junior season saw the Crimson Tide going 11-0 during the regular season, as well as winning the national championship.
His final season with the Tide saw Jordan as a first team All-American and helped his team to a 10-1 record. Bama defeated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl that year, and Jordan was named outstanding player of the game with 31 tackles in the 17-0 win.
His head football coach, Paul "Bear" Bryant once said of Jordan,"He was one of the finest football players the world has ever seen. If runners stayed between the sidelines, he tackled them. He never had a bad day, he was 100 percent every day in practice and in the games."
Today Bama football awards the Lee Roy Jordan Headhunter Award to the top lineman every year.
Jordan was inducted in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. He became a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983, then in 1989 he became the seventh member of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor at Texas Stadium.
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Shortstop Sydney Booker Transferring To UA
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The University of Alabama football team isn't the only squad picking up quality commitments. Alabama head softball coach Patrick Murphy announces the addition of former Southeastern Louisiana shortstop Sydney Booker, who is transferring to the Capstone as a sophomore.
The Madison, Alabama native was a Top 25 finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year award last season with the Lady Lions. She will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Coach Murphy said, "We are really excited about the addition of Sydney to the Alabama softball family. She comes from a very athletic family, including her father (David) who played football at Alabama for Coach Bryant. She will make our team better the next three years.”
Booker was the primary shortstop for Southeastern Louisiana, starting all 52 games last season. She set single-season school records in RBIs with 49 and triples with eight. Booker finished second on the team with a .362 batting average, including nine doubles and eight home runs. She was named Second Team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and Third Team All-Southland Conference.
Booker played her high school softball at Bob Jones High School in Madison. She was an All-South Region and All-State honoree. During her career Booker .403. During her senior season she went .489 with 23 doubles and 51 runs.
As mentioned earlier, Booker’s father, David, played football at the University of Alabama. He is a former offensive lineman, and played on Bama's 1979 national championship team.
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Bama Standout Quanesha Burks Represents U.S. In Pan Am Games
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It looks like another University of Alabama athlete is again making the national spotlight. According to RollTide.com, University of Alabama track and field standout Quanesha Burks will be representing the U.S. at the 2015 Pan American Games beginning today. She will, of course, be competing in the long jump.
This is the second straight year that Burks will be participating in international competition. She finished in second place in the long jump last year at the 2014 World Junior Championships.
Bama head coach Dan Waters said, "This is a tremendous honor for Quanesha to be able to jump against some of the world's best. It is a continuation of her amazing season and the experience will be invaluable to her."
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