William Jordan was a

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

player and coach for the

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), located in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Rambl ...

. A prominent end, he was selected All-SEC in

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. He was a key feature in the defeat of Vanderbilt. Jordan was selected for the All- Alexander era team, and the Tech athletics hall of fame. He later coached the ends for Tech.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Bill Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players American football ends Date of birth missing Date of death missing Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches