He was a national champion as a tuba player and at one point in his younger days played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
His success caused Muscogee County schools to divide their band and chorus departments---a separation that continues today.
In 1987, Jordan was named to the Historic Roll of Honor of High School Concert Bands from 1920 to 1960 by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.
His bands at Jordan High and Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Ga. won 32 consecutive superior rankings.
He was president and national vice-president of Phi Beta Mu and is recorded in the Phi Beta Mu Band Director's Fraternity Hall of Fame[1] and the National High School Band Director's Hall of Fame.