Ty Jordan
| No. 22 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 21, 2001 Mesquite, Texas,U.S. |
| Died: | December 25, 2020(aged 19) Denton, Texas,U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | West Mesquite(Mesquite, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ty-Coreous Jordan[1](November 21, 2001 – December 25, 2020[2]) was an Americancollege footballplayer who was arunning backfor theUtah Utesin thePac-12 Conference.He earned second-teamall-conferencehonors and was named thePac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Yearin 2020.
High school career
[edit]As a junior atWest Mesquite High SchoolinMesquite, Texas,Jordanrushedfor 1,236 yards and 16touchdowns.In his senior year in 2019, he ran for 453 yards on 77 carries and had 41receptionsfor 378 yards and scored a combined 11 touchdowns (7 rushing, 4 receiving).[3]Jordan was also on the school'strack and fieldteam, running a personal-best 10.52 in the100-meter dashas a junior.[4]
Jordan initially committed verbally to play college ball for theTexas Longhorns,[5][6]but he decommitted and signed with theUtah Utesinstead.[7]
College career
[edit]Amid theCOVID-19 pandemicduring the2020 seasonat theUniversity of Utah,[8]Jordan made his college debut on his 19th birthday on November 21, 2020, when he had 53all-purpose yardson eight touches in a 33–17 loss toUSC.[2]In his third game, he rushed 27 times for 167 yards for the first 100-yard rushing game by a Utahtrue freshmansinceChris Fuamatu-Maʻafalain1995.[9]He later became the first Utes freshman since Fuamatu-Maʻafala to accumulate three straight 100-yard rushing games.[10]Jordan finished the season with 597 rushing yards and six touchdowns in five games.[11]His 144.6 all-purpose yards per game average ranked second among freshmen in theFootball Bowl Subdivision.[12]
ThePac-12named Jordan to theirAll-Pac-12second team and voted him thePac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.[13]He was the first Utah player to garner conference freshman of the year recognition sinceJason Kaufusiin2000,when the Utes were in theMountain West Conference.[14]Jordan was also named to theFreshman All-Americateam byThe Athleticand the True Freshman All-American team by247Sports.[15][16][17]TheAssociated Pressselected him as the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year.[15]
Personal life and death
[edit]In December 2018, Jordan's mother, Tiffany, was diagnosed withstage4lung cancer.She received abone cancerdiagnosis the following month in January. In November 2019, a picture went viral of Jordan kneeling with a friend on the opposing team in prayer for Jordan's mother.[18][19]She died in August 2020.[11]
On December 25, 2020, Jordan died inDenton, Texas,after being shot in the abdomen from an apparent self-inflicted accidental gunshot.[20]He was 19 years old.[11]His death onChristmaswas just a day after he was named the conference newcomer of the year.[21]
Jordan's memorial service was held on January 6, 2021, atAT&T StadiuminArlington, Texas.The University of Utah chartered a plane, and his service was attended by members of the athletic department and most of the football team and coaching staff. It was just the second memorial service ever held at AT&T Stadium—the first was the tribute to U.S. military sniperChris Kylein 2013.[22]
Legacy
[edit]After his death, the Ty Jordan Memorial Scholarship was founded, and it was awarded to Aaron Lowe, with whom Jordan played in both high school and at Utah. Lowe changed his jersey number to No. 22 in Jordan’s honor. Lowe was shot and killed on September 26, 2021, which was nine months and one day after Jordan’s death.[23]No. 22 was retired on October 30, 2021, in Jordan’s and Lowe’s memories.[24]On December 3, 2021, at the Pac-12 Conference Championship, there was a “moment of loudness” in their memories.[25]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Call, Jeff (January 6, 2021)."'I love Ty and I miss him': Utah football family honors Ty Jordan at celebration of life in Dallas ".Deseret News.RetrievedJanuary 7,2021.
- ^abNewman, Josh (January 1, 2021)."'We went crazy every time he touched the ball.' How Ty Jordan's deep football roots in Texas led him to Utah ".The Salt Lake Tribune.RetrievedJanuary 2,2021.
Jordan turned 19-years old on Nov. 21, which happened to be the same day as his collegiate debut vs. USC at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
- ^Allen, Trevor (December 18, 2019)."Ty Jordan Adds Speed To RB Position After Signing With Utah".KSLSports.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^Newman, Josh (December 9, 2020)."Ty Jordan's track and field background aiding his emergence for Utah football".The Salt Lake Tribune.Archived fromthe originalon December 13, 2020.
- ^Hasson, Devin (September 16, 2019)."West Mesquite's Jordan commits to UT".Mesquite News.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^Dukes, Chris (September 16, 2019)."Texas football: Watch: Highlights of new Texas running back commit Ty Jordan".SI.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^McVeigh, Griffin (December 18, 2019)."Former Texas commit signs with Utah".USA Today.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^Newman, Josh (November 23, 2020)."Utah Utes' long-awaited season-opener vs. USC offered mixed results".The Salt Lake Tribune.RetrievedJanuary 2,2021.
- ^Kamrani, Christopher (December 6, 2020)."Ty Jordan bursts through Oregon State, and to the top of the Utah depth chart".The Athletic.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^"Utah Football Rallies From Behind For 45-28 Win Over Washington State".Pac-12.Utah Athletics. December 19, 2020. Archived fromthe originalon July 31, 2021.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^abcSchlabach, Mark (December 26, 2020)."Utah Utes RB Ty Jordan, Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year, dies".ESPN.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^Marshall, John (December 25, 2020)."Utah's Ty Jordan named Pac-12 newcomer of the year by AP (+Pac-12 all-league honors)".Associated Press.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^"2020 Pac-12 Football All-Conference honors and annual awards announced".Pac-12 Conference. December 22, 2020. Archived fromthe originalon December 22, 2020.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^Call, Jeff (December 22, 2020)."Utah's Ty Jordan earns Pac-12 Offensive Freshman Player of the Year honors".Deseret News.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^ab"TY JORDAN NAMED AP PAC-12 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR, FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN".Utah Utes. December 24, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 2,2021.
- ^Olson, Max (December 22, 2020)."The Athletic's 2020 college football Freshman All-America team".The Athletic.RetrievedDecember 30,2020.
- ^Allen, Trevor (December 30, 2020)."Utah RB Ty Jordan Named 247Sports Freshman All-American".KSLSports.RetrievedJanuary 15,2021.
- ^Walker, Noelle (November 8, 2019)."Viral Photo of NTX Football Players from Opposing Teams in Prayer Gives Mom Fighting Cancer Hope".NBCDFW.RetrievedDecember 26,2020.
- ^Stump, Scott; Abrahamson, Rachel Paula (November 8, 2019)."Viral Photo of NTX Football Players from Opposing Teams in Prayer Gives Mom Fighting Cancer Hope".Today.RetrievedJanuary 15,2021.
- ^Grass, Justin (December 27, 2020)."Medical examiner reports Utah running back Ty Jordan died in Denton of gunshot wound".Denton Record-Chronicle.RetrievedDecember 27,2020.
- ^Quatrino, Nina (December 29, 2020)."Former Sherman football player reflects on Ty Jordan's death".KXII.RetrievedJanuary 2,2021.
- ^Engel, Mac (January 6, 2021)."A fallen football star's homecoming has one final trip to the end zone at AT&T Stadium".Fort Worth Star-Telgram.RetrievedJanuary 7,2021.
- ^"Utah football player Lowe killed in SLC shooting".ESPN.September 26, 2021.RetrievedDecember 4,2021.
- ^"Utah to honor Jordan, Lowe by retiring No. 22".ESPN.October 26, 2021.RetrievedDecember 4,2021.
- ^@utah_football (December 1, 2021)."We are bringing the Moment of Loudness to Vegas"(Tweet).Archivedfrom the original on December 2, 2021.RetrievedMay 31,2023– viaTwitter.