Earvin Johnson

By ryanlovett14

  • Birth date

    Earvin Johnson was born

  • starting high school at Everett high

  • Earvin's best friend Reggie dies

    Reggie died in a car crash by a drunk driver.

  • Earvin declares to go to Michigan State

    Earvin decided to go to Michigan State

  • Earvin was receiving a lot of letters from colleges

    Earvin was getting letters from Michigan, UCLA, North Carolina and Michigan State.

  • Magic Johnson was his first national championship

    Magic wins his first national championship at Michigan State.

  • Magic is a father

    Earvin got a woman pregnant at the age of twenty one in the summer of 1980

  • Coach announces new offense

    Coach Westhead announced to the team before the 1981-82 training camp that the team was going to have a new offense put in.

  • Magic wins another championship

  • Magic's teammate's house burns down

    Magic's teammate, Kareem abdul jabar, lost his house.

  • another championship

  • Another championship

  • Magic wins MVP

    Earvin received his first MVP award

  • another championship

  • another championship

  • Earvin marries Cookie

    Earvin marries Cookie shortly before the season began

  • Earvin has HIV

    Magic is told that he was tested positive for the HIV virus.

  • Earvin announces he is retiring

    Earvin announces he is retiring and going to still be apart of Lakers basketball.

  • Lakers retire Magic's jersey

    A week after the All-star game, the Lakers retire Magic Johnson's jersey.