Jordan Babineaux was born August 31, 1982 in Port Arthur, Texas and is the younger brother of another Sports Gallery inductee—Jonathan Babineaux. He attended Lincoln High School in Port Arthur, Texas and went on to college at Southern Arkansas University (SAU). While there, Babineaux set SAU and Gulf South Conference (GSC) records for kickoff return yards in a game with 208 yards, set GSC and tied NCAA Division II records for kickoff return touchdowns in a game with two for 196 yards, and set an SAU record and tied GSC and NCAA Division II records for longest kickoff return for a touchdown with 100 yards, all in SAU’s game against Delta State in 2003. In 2004, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks as a defensive back. He is perhaps best known for his diving, game-saving ankle tackle of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo during the 2007 playoffs—a move that stopped Romo at Seattle’s 2 yard line and led to Seattle’s 21 - 20 win over the Cowboys. Babineaux continues to play for the Seattle Seahawks.

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