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- Michael Jordan (February 17, 1963–)
from
Latino and African American Athletes Today: A Biographical Dictionary
(2004)
...Michael Jordan may be the greatest professional basketball player in the history of the sport and among the most popular athletes of all time. Michael Jeffery Jordan , nicknamed “Air Jordan ,” was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of James Jordan , an electrical engineer,...
- Michael Jordan: Introduction
from
Michael Jordan: A Biography
(2007)
...A monument stands in front of the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls National Basketball Association team. A 2,000-pound bronze statue features Michael Jordan in full flight, ready to slam dunk the ball, to the chagrin of cowering defenders. The front panel capsulizes the phenomenal athlete: “The best there ever was. The best there ever...
- Jordan, Michael Jeffrey
from
Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States
(2000)
...(17 February 1963, Brooklyn, NY–). An African American basketball player, he is the son of Dolores Jordan (a bank worker) and James Jordan (a factory supervisor and electrical engineer). Jordan was raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he attended Laney High School. He was recruited by Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina...
- Michael Jordan: The Building Years, 1984–1988
from
Michael Jordan: A Biography
(2007)
...Chicago Bulls general manager Rod Thorn drafted Jordan . He preferred a center, but Olajuwon was not available. “ Jordan isn’t going to turn this franchise around,” Thorn predicted. “I wouldn’t ask him to.” Chicago fans, who had assembled two floors below, enthusiastically shouted “ Jordan , Jordan ” loud enough for Thorn to hear. Bulls assistant...
- Michael Jordan: The Ascendant Years, 1988–1991
from
Michael Jordan: A Biography
(2007)
...Chicago possessed the nucleus of an outstanding team with Michael Jordan , Scottie Pippen, Charles Oakley, and Horace Grant but needed a physical center to overtake the Detroit Pistons. Bulls center Dave Corzine did not match well with Pistons center Bill Laimbeer. Chicago traded Oakley to New York in June for 7-foot 1-inch, 245-pound center Bill Cartwright...
- Michael Jordan: The Triumphant and Transition Years, 1991–1995
from
Michael Jordan: A Biography
(2007)
...In late 1991, Chicago Tribune reporter Sam Smith published an unflattering biography, The Jordan Rules, questioning Jordan ’s mystique. Smith, who had covered Chicago’s games for three years, admired Jordan ’s greatness, but pictured him as a selfish, petulant, demanding perfectionist who criticized teammates when they did not meet his high performance standards and was very...
- Michael Jordan: The Disappointing Years, 1999–2006
from
Michael Jordan: A Biography
(2007)
...Carpooling his three children to school and parental challenges did not keep Jordan fully occupied. In September 1999, Washington, D.C. sports tycoon Ted Leonsis met with Jordan for three hours at his downtown Chicago restaurant. Leonsis, builder of America online, proposed making Jordan one of his partners. His firm, Lincoln Holdings, controlled the Washington...
- Michael Jordan: The Legendary Jordan
from
Michael Jordan: A Biography
(2007)
...Michael Jordan ’s basketball talent manifested itself from the outset of his rookie NBA season. His ability to score at will, his breathtaking dunks, and his tenacious defense amazed both opponents and fans. What is his place in NBA history? How does he compare with the all-time great basketball players? In 100 Greatest Basketball Players (1989), Wayne...
- Michael Jordan: Annotated Bibliography
from
Michael Jordan: A Biography
(2007)
...This biography draws from many sources. Jordan ’s four autobiographies provide numerous anecdotes and photographs from his life both on and off the court. Rare Air: Michael on Michael (1993) describes his daily life with the Bulls and answers frequently asked questions. I’m Back!: More Rare Air (1995) examines why Jordan left basketball...
- JORDAN, Michael Jeffery
from
Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary
(2005)
...(b. February 17, 1963, Brooklyn, NY), college and professional player and executive, is the son of James Jordan , an electrical engineer for General Electric Company, and Deloris Jordan , an employee at United Carolina Bank. Jordan claims the one event in his life that led to his success as a basketball player was not being...
- Encyclopedia of Sports in America: American Sports, 1990 to the Present
from
Encyclopedia of Sports in America: A History from Foot Races to Extreme Sports
(2009)
...and the NCAA Final Four became the largest revenue-producing annual women's sporting event in the country. Nike's sales outpaced Adidas' for the first time, largely due to its contract with Michael Jordan . Across all levels the concept of the “three-peat” became a hallmark of successful competition: the NBA's Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Houston Comets,...
- Michael Jordan: Basketball
from
African-American Sports Greats: A Biographical Dictionary
(1995)
...Michael Jordan , an enormously successful and gifted professional basketball player, ranks among the most popular athletes of all time. Jordan also shocked the sports world in October 1993 when he walked away from professional basketball at the height of his success to make an unlikely bid for stardom in baseball. Michael , the...
- Michael Jordan: The Formative Years, 1963–1984
from
Michael Jordan: A Biography
(2007)
...Jordan attributes his success to his home, family, and hometown. He came from a close-knit upper-middle class family. His parents, James Jordan and Deloris Peoples, grew up in limited economic circumstances on eastern North Carolina farms. They met after a basketball game in Wallace in 1956. James, a sharecropper’s son, served in the U.S. Air Force,...
- Michael Jordan: The Pinnacle Years, 1995–1998
from
Michael Jordan: A Biography
(2007)
...Jordan earned $3.9 million in 1995–1996, the last year of a six-year contract. He returned from Burbank in great shape and anxiously awaited the season, vowing to restore Chicago to championship status. “I felt like a kid coming out of college with something to prove.”1 Jordan ’s baseball experience made him more tolerant toward teammates. He realized...