sport.wikisort.org - AthleteHenry Wendell Jordan (January 26, 1935 – February 21, 1977) was an American football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers during his 13-year National Football League (NFL) career. He played in the NFL from 1957 to 1969 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[1]
American football player (1935–1977)
American football player
Henry Jordan Jordan (far right) with the Packers in Super Bowl I |
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
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Born: | (1935-01-26)January 26, 1935 Emporia, Virginia |
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Died: | February 21, 1977(1977-02-21) (aged 42) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) |
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High school: | Warwick (Newport News, Virginia) |
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College: | Virginia |
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NFL Draft: | 1957 / Round: 5 / Pick: 52 |
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- Cleveland Browns (1957–1958)
- Green Bay Packers (1959–1969)
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- 5× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965–1967)
- 2× Super Bowl champion (I, II)
- 7× All-Pro (1960–1964, 1966, 1967)
- 4× Pro Bowl (1960, 1961, 1963, 1966)
- Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
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Player stats at NFL.com |
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Early years
Born in Emporia, Virginia, Jordan graduated in 1953 from Warwick High School, Newport News, VA in 1953. He played college football at the University of Virginia, where he was the captain of the football team as a senior. Jordan was also an All-American wrestler, the ACC champion and NCAA runner-up in 1957.[2] He was a member of the Beta chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity at UVA.
NFL career
Jordan was selected in the fifth round of the 1957 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns, who traded him two years later to the Green Bay Packers in Vince Lombardi's first season for a fourth-round draft choice. At Green Bay, Jordan was elected to four Pro Bowls (1960, 1961, 1963, and 1966), and he was the Pro Bowl MVP in 1961. Jordan was All-NFL seven times, and he was a defensive leader on a Green Bay Packers team that won five of six NFL title games in eight seasons and won the first two Super Bowls.
A tenacious competitor on the field, Jordan was the vibrant and jovial wit among Lombardi's Packers, and was highly regarded by his teammates.[3][4][5][6][7] Highly quotable, his outgoing personality put him in demand as an after-dinner speaker.[1][4][6]
Most notably: “Lombardi treats us all the same, like dogs.”
Jordan retired at age 35 in February 1970, after an injury-filled 1969 season. In 1970, Jordan relocated south to Milwaukee to create and oversee Summerfest.[8]
In 1974 Jordan was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In 1975 he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
In 1977, seven years after leaving Green Bay, Jordan died at age 42 of a heart attack after jogging on February 21, 1977.[9]
In 1995, Henry Jordan was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He was represented in the coin toss ceremony at Super Bowl XXIX by former teammate Ray Nitschke, who was also named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary team. The ceremony brought together former NFL stars of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, with surviving members of that year's Hall of Fame class representing the latter decade (one of them, then-Congressman Steve Largent flipped the coin on their behalf).
In 2000, the Warwick High School athletics field (Newport News, VA) was named in his honor.
In May 2009, he was named to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, which honors athletes, coaches and administrators who contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia.
References
- Lea, Bud (January 30, 1995). "Fun-loving Jordan deserved Hall niche". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 6B.
- "Seven Virginia Cavaliers Selected to the Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary Wrestling Team". University of Virginia Athletics. August 15, 2002. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- Hofmann, Dale (February 22, 1977). "Jordan's death real shocker". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- Lea, Bud (February 22, 1977). "Henry Jordan looked at the light side". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- "Henry Jordan is dead of apparent heart attack". Argus Press. Owosso, Michigan. Associated Press. February 22, 1977. p. 16.
- "All-pro Henry Jordan dies". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. UPI. February 22, 1977. p. 6.
- Johnson, Chuck (April 2, 1961). "Praise from teammate". Milwaukee Journal. p. 3, sports.
- "Packers lose Henry Jordan". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. February 3, 1970. p. 31.
- "Funeral of Henry Jordan". Baltimore Sun. February 24, 1977.
External links
Cleveland Browns 1957 NFL draft selections |
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- Jim Brown
- Milt Plum
- George Walker
- Paul Camera
- Henry Jordan
- Milt Campbell
- Joe Amstutz
- Harley Martin
- Gene Hickerson
- Mike Rutunno
- Don Gillis
- Don Comstock
- Bob Reinhardt
- Bill Cummings
- Rudy Spitzenberger
- Jerry Samson
- Don Feller
- Dave Kaiser
- John (The Beast ) Bayuk
- Frank Tamburello
- Laverne Torczon
- Kenny Ploen
- Jack Stillwell
- Curry Juneau
- Bob Winters
- Jim Fazer
- Allen Napoleon
- Tom Dimitroff Sr.
- Allen Bliss
- Andy Okulovich
- Gene Cockrell
- Bill Trozell
- Bob McKeiver
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Green Bay Packers 1961 NFL champions |
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- 3 Ben Agajanian
- 5 Paul Hornung
- 10 John Roach
- 15 Bart Starr
- 22 Elijah Pitts
- 24 Willie Wood
- 25 Tom Moore
- 26 Herb Adderley
- 27 Johnny Symank
- 31 Jim Taylor
- 33 Lew Carpenter
- 40 Dale Hackbart
- 45 Emlen Tunnell
- 46 Hank Gremminger
- 47 Jesse Whittenton
- 51 Jim Ringo
- 53 Ken Iman
- 58 Dan Currie
- 61 Nelson Toburen
- 63 Fuzzy Thurston
- 64 Jerry Kramer
- 65 Tom Bettis
- 66 Ray Nitschke
- 71 Bill Forester
- 72 Ben Davidson
- 75 Forrest Gregg
- 74 Henry Jordan
- 76 Bob Skoronski
- 77 Ron Kostelnik
- 78 Norm Masters
- 79 Dave Hanner
- 81 Lee Folkins
- 83 Bill Quinlan
- 84 Gary Knafelc
- 85 Max McGee
- 86 Boyd Dowler
- 87 Willie Davis
- 88 Ron Kramer
Head Coach: Vince Lombardi
Assistant Coaches: Bill Austin
- Phil Bengtson
- Red Cochran
- Norb Hecker
- Dick Voris
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Green Bay Packers 1962 NFL champions |
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- 5 Paul Hornung
- 10 John Roach
- 15 Bart Starr
- 22 Elijah Pitts
- 24 Willie Wood
- 25 Tom Moore
- 26 Herb Adderley
- 27 Johnny Symank
- 29 Howie Williams
- 31 Jim Taylor
- 33 Lew Carpenter
- 40 Earl Gros
- 46 Hank Gremminger
- 47 Jesse Whittenton
- 51 Jim Ringo
- 53 Ken Iman
- 58 Dan Currie
- 60 Ed Blaine
- 61 Nelson Toburen
- 63 Fuzzy Thurston
- 64 Jerry Kramer
- 66 Ray Nitschke
- 71 Bill Forester
- 73 Ron Gassert
- 74 Henry Jordan
- 75 Forrest Gregg
- 76 Bob Skoronski
- 77 Ron Kostelnik
- 78 Norm Masters
- 79 Dave Hanner
- 80 Gary Barnes
- 83 Bill Quinlan
- 84 Gary Knafelc
- 85 Max McGee
- 86 Boyd Dowler
- 87 Willie Davis
- 88 Ron Kramer
Head Coach: Vince Lombardi
Assistant Coaches: Bill Austin
- Phil Bengtson
- Red Cochran
- Tom Fears
- Norb Hecker
- Dick Voris
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Green Bay Packers 1965 NFL champions |
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- 5 Paul Hornung
- 10 Dennis Claridge
- 12 Zeke Bratkowski
- 15 Bart Starr
- 21 Bob Jeter
- 22 Elijah Pitts
- 24 Willie Wood
- 25 Tom Moore
- 26 Herb Adderley
- 31 Jim Taylor (MVP)
- 34 Don Chandler
- 35 Allen Jacobs
- 40 Tom Brown
- 41 Junior Coffey
- 43 Doug Hart
- 46 Hank Gremminger
- 50 Bill Curry
- 56 Tommy Joe Crutcher
- 57 Ken Bowman
- 60 Lee Roy Caffey
- 63 Fred Thurston
- 64 Jerry Kramer
- 66 Ray Nitschke
- 67 Dan Grimm
- 70 Bud Marshall
- 71 Lloyd Voss
- 72 Steve Wright
- 74 Henry Jordan
- 75 Forrest Gregg
- 76 Bob Skoronski
- 77 Ron Kostelnik
- 80 Bob Long
- 81 Marv Fleming
- 82 Lionel Aldridge
- 84 Carroll Dale
- 85 Max McGee
- 86 Boyd Dowler
- 87 Willie Davis
- 88 Bill Anderson
- 89 Dave Robinson
Head Coach: Vince Lombardi
Assistant Coaches: Phil Bengtson
- Red Cochran
- Tom Fears
- Dave Hanner
- Norb Hecker
- Ray Wietecha
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Green Bay Packers Super Bowl I champions |
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- 5 Paul Hornung
- 12 Zeke Bratkowski
- 15 Bart Starr (MVP)
- 21 Bob Jeter
- 22 Elijah Pitts
- 24 Willie Wood
- 26 Herb Adderley
- 27 Red Mack
- 31 Jim Taylor
- 33 Jim Grabowski
- 34 Don Chandler
- 37 Phil Vandersea
- 40 Tom Brown
- 43 Doug Hart
- 44 Donny Anderson
- 45 Dave Hathcock
- 50 Bill Curry
- 56 Tommy Joe Crutcher
- 57 Ken Bowman
- 60 Lee Roy Caffey
- 63 Fred Thurston
- 64 Jerry Kramer
- 66 Ray Nitschke
- 68 Gale Gillingham
- 72 Steve Wright
- 73 Jim Weatherwax
- 74 Henry Jordan
- 75 Forrest Gregg
- 76 Bob Skoronski
- 77 Ron Kostelnik
- 78 Bob Brown
- 80 Bob Long
- 81 Marv Fleming
- 82 Lionel Aldridge
- 83 Allen Brown
- 84 Carroll Dale
- 85 Max McGee
- 86 Boyd Dowler
- 87 Willie Davis
- 88 Bill Anderson
- 89 Dave Robinson
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- Head coach: Vince Lombardi
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- Coaches: Phil Bengtson
- Jerry Burns
- Red Cochran
- Dave Hanner
- Bob Schnelker
- Ray Wietecha
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Green Bay Packers Super Bowl II champions |
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- 12 Zeke Bratkowski
- 13 Don Horn
- 15 Bart Starr (MVP)
- 21 Bob Jeter
- 23 Travis Williams
- 24 Willie Wood
- 26 Herb Adderley
- 27 Claudis James
- 30 Chuck Mercein
- 33 Jim Grabowski
- 34 Don Chandler
- 36 Ben Wilson
- 40 Tom Brown
- 43 Doug Hart
- 44 Donny Anderson
- 45 John Rowser
- 50 Bob Hyland
- 55 Jim Flanigan
- 56 Tommy Joe Crutcher
- 57 Ken Bowman
- 60 Lee Roy Caffey
- 63 Fred Thurston
- 64 Jerry Kramer
- 66 Ray Nitschke
- 68 Gale Gillingham
- 72 Steve Wright
- 73 Jim Weatherwax
- 74 Henry Jordan
- 75 Forrest Gregg
- 76 Bob Skoronski
- 77 Ron Kostelnik
- 78 Bob Brown
- 80 Bob Long
- 81 Marv Fleming
- 82 Lionel Aldridge
- 83 Allen Brown
- 84 Carroll Dale
- 85 Max McGee
- 86 Boyd Dowler
- 87 Willie Davis
- 88 Dick Capp
- 89 Dave Robinson
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- Head Coach: Vince Lombardi
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- Coaches: Phil Bengtson
- Jerry Burns
- Wally Cruice
- Dave Hanner
- Tom McCormick
- Bob Schnelker
- Ray Wietecha
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Members of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame |
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