Jackson Creek Middle School American Heroes: Michael Jordan Biographic Information ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Michael Jordan Biographic Information 1963 [med12.gif] February 17th- Michael Jeffrey Jordan born to Deloris and James Jordan in Brooklyn New York. Michael was the fourth of five children. 1975 [base.gif] The Dixie Youth Association named Michael Jordan "Mr. Baseball" amont North Carolina's 12-year-olds. Michael was a really good Little League Baseball player. He played shortstop and pitcher. 1978 [Basketball.gif] Michael was saddened when he failed to make the varsity basketball team at Emsley A. Laney High School. He played basketball during two high school seasons and part of his senior year. He made the varsity team in his junior year and played as a senior. 1982 [basket.gif] March 29th, Michael made himself known for the first time in the sports world when he led the Tar Heels to the NCAA title victory against Georgetown by scoring a jump shot with 17 seconds left on the clock. 1984 [ball.gif] After his third season with the Tarheels, Michael was named Sporting News' Player of The Year for the second year in a row. He got the Naismith and Wooden awards. Michael left high school in his junior year. June: The Chicago Bulls picked up Jordan in the NBA draft. He was the third choice. August: The summer before entering the pros, Michael Jordan co-captained the 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team, which won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. 1985 [bulls.gif] Jordan captures his first season with the Bulls as the NBA's Rookie of the Year. He played in his first All-Star game. 1987 [basket.gif] Jordan scored a total of 3,041 points, higher than any other guard and third highest in NBA history for a single season. Michael won the NBA's slam-dunk competition. Michael was named to the first All-NBA team. 1988 [ball.gif] Michael was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the year. He was named to All-NBA first team and All-Defensive team, a double honor repeated the following year. Jordan won a second consecutive Slam-dunk championship. Juanita and Michael's first son, Jeffrey, was born. Michael Jordan signed his second contract with the Chicago Bulls, for $25 million over eight years. 1990 [Basketball.gif] January 26th, Jordan surpassed former Bull Bob Love's record for total number of points, 12.623, in a game against Philadelphia. Michael scored 31 points that night. March 28th, In a victory for the Bulls over Cleveland, Michael scored 69 points and made 18 rebounds. 1991 [basket.gif] June: The Bulls with Michael Jordan win their first NBA championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. Michael was named Most Valuable Player in the finals. 1993 [med12.gif] July 23rd, James Jordan, the father of Michael Jordan, was murdered in his car parked off a North Carolina road late at night. He was returning to his home in Charlotte after attending the funeral of a friend. 1994 [base.gif] February 7th, Michael signed a free-agent contract with the Chicago White Sox. The next month he was assigned to the team's Double-A affiliate. 1995 [ball.gif] March 19th, Michael resumes his NBA career, playing his first game with the Bulls against the Indiana Pacers. 1996 [basket.gif] Michael led the Bulls to the top. The team finished a regular season with a record-making 72-10, the best in the history of the NBA. The team took its fourth NBA championship by defeating Seattle in the finals. The live-action/cartoon Space Jam, Jordan's first Hollywood film, was released. 1997 [Basketball.gif] Michael Jordan is named one of the NBA's 50 greatest all-time players. June: The Bulls beat the Utah Jazz in the finals to win their fifth NBA title. November 30th, Jordan scored his 25,000th career point, on his last play in a game against the San Antonio spurs. 1998 [basket.gif] June: The Bulls defeat the Utah Jazz in the NBA finals to get their sixth NBA championship title. 1999 [sport32.gif] January 13th, Michael Jordan announced his retirement from the NBA. 2001 [ball.gif] Michael Jordan resumes his basketball career and starts playing for the Washington Wizards. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Michael Jordan Home [usa.gif] Biography [usa.gif] Bibliography By: Allen S. Last updated: 12/13/01 [flag.gif]