John Gordy, a former Detroit Lions lineman who led the NFL players’ union in 1968 when it negotiated the league’s first collective bargaining agreement, has died. He was 73.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- John Gordy, a former offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions and University of Tennessee who helped form the NFL Players' Association, died Friday. He was 73.

John Gordy, a former offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions and University of Tennessee, died Friday. He was 73.

John Gordy, 73, a former Detroit Lions lineman who led the National Football League players' union in 1968 when it negotiated the league's first collective bargaining agreement, ...

John Gordy, a former offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions and University of Tennessee who helped form the NFL Players’ Association, died Friday. He was 73.The university said in a statement ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—John Gordy, a former offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions and University of Tennessee who helped form the NFL Players’ Association, died Friday. He was 73. The university ...