Homer Jordan
Encyclopedia
Homer Jordan is a former American football
quarterback
. He was the starting quarterback for the Clemson Tigers
1981 National Championship team
. He was also a member of the Cleveland Browns
in 1987.
from 1979 to 1982. He was the starting quarterback for the 1981 Championship team that beat the Nebraska Cornhusters
in the 1982 Orange Bowl
. He was also an All-ACC
selection that year. He finished his college career completing 250 of 479 passes for 3,643 yards with 15 touchdowns and 27 interceptions. He was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.
in 1987 but did not appear in a game.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
. He was the starting quarterback for the Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers football
The Clemson Tigers football team is an American football team from Clemson University in South Carolina. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
1981 National Championship team
1981 Clemson Tigers football team
The 1981 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by head coach Danny Ford and played their home games in Memorial Stadium...
. He was also a member of the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1987.
College career
Jordan attended Clemson UniversityClemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
from 1979 to 1982. He was the starting quarterback for the 1981 Championship team that beat the Nebraska Cornhusters
Nebraska Cornhuskers football
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A...
in the 1982 Orange Bowl
1982 Orange Bowl
The 1982 edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Clemson Tigers.Clemson, coached by Danny Ford, came into the game unbeaten at 11-0 and ranked #1 and was attempting to win its first national championship...
. He was also an All-ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
selection that year. He finished his college career completing 250 of 479 passes for 3,643 yards with 15 touchdowns and 27 interceptions. He was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.
Professional career
Jordan played for the Cleveland BrownsCleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1987 but did not appear in a game.