[4] A 6-foot (1.83 m) shooting guard, Jorgensen played college basketball in the Big Ten Conference at the University of Wisconsin in Madison under hall of fame head coach Bud Foster.

[1] After five seasons officiating high school and small college football,[9] Jorgensen began his NFL career in 1968 as a line judge.

[2] While approaching a fourth quarter scuffle during a Monday night game in November 1983, Jorgensen was inadvertently struck in the mouth by an elbow from Detroit Lions guard Larry Lee, who swung at New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor.

The blow caused a cut which required a stitch, but Jorgensen proceeded with the game after calling a penalty and ejecting Lee.

[8] For the remainder of the 1990 season, NFL officials wore a black armband on their left sleeve with the white number 60 to honor Jorgensen.