[1] Jordan was given a full scholarship to the University of Tulsa for his football talents and played several seasons as a two-way player.

He twice was named All-Missouri Valley Conference, as a second-team selection in 1963 and a first-team choice in 1964,[2][3] and still holds several school records, including the longest interception return in team history (97 yards, against Memphis State in 1963) and the single-game and career records for interception return yards.

[4] During his junior year, 1963, Jordan had 34 receptions for 451 yards and three touchdowns;[5] one of his scores was a 98-yard catch which set the record at the time for longest play in Tulsa history.

[5] Jordan graduated in 1965 with a degree in industrial psychology and was a finalist that year for a Rhodes Scholarship, although he ultimately did not win it.

He served as resident manager for the South Tulsa office for two decades and additionally was a perennial member with the Chairman's Club.