databasefootball years birth_place teams article_title position |birth_date pfr number college
jordabuf01 1984 1985 1986-1992 iota , la new usfl -rrb- new orleans saints orleans breakers -lrb- usfl -rrb- portland breakers -lrb- buford jordan
 running back 1962 06 26 jordbu00 24 , 23 mcneese state
buford jordan

paul buford jordan -lrb- born june 26 , 1962 -rrb- is a former professional american football running back in the nfl for the new orleans saints .
a four-time all-southland conference selection , jordan left mcneese state in 1983 as the all-time leading rusher in louisiana history .
he joined the new orleans breakers of the usfl and was their leading rusher in 1984 with 1276 yards and 8 tds on the ground .
he also played in the usfl for the portland breakers .
after the usfl folded in 1985 , jordan joined coach jim mora 's saints and started 9 games , playing mostly as a blocker for dalton hilliard and reuben mayes and as a special teams performer .
in a 1987 comeback against cincinnati , he scored two touchdowns .
in 1988 , he had a 44-yard run against atlanta and against washington he recovered a reuben mayes fumble and turned it into a 7 yard score .
in 1989 , despite being hampered by injuries , he finished third in rushing and had another 2 touchdown day against atlanta .
jordan was released prior to the beginning of the 1991 season , but returned and started in place of an injured craig heyward for the second half of the season .
in 1999 , he was head coach of the new orleans thunder of the regional football league .
he was also head coach of the lafayette roughnecks of the af2 in 2001 before being replaced by dave whinham .
in 2011 , jordan was selected for the louisiana sports hall of fame .
in 2013 , he was named the southland conference 's `` player of the decade '' for the 1980s , leading the 1980s all-decade team chosen by the conference in connection with its 50th anniversary celebrations .
