Leonard Roy Jordan (24 January 1920 – 6 November 2014) was a New Zealand

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footballer. A , Jordan represented

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national team from 1946 to 1949. He played 29 matches for the Kiwis, including seven test matches. In the 1970s, his son

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also played international league for New Zealand. He was a

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junior.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . p.137.

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