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Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. Son of Deloris and James Jordan.
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Michael Jordan earned a basketball scholarship to The University of North Carolina of Chapel Hill in 1981. There he was elected to the NCAA All American 1st Team in both his Sophmore and Junior seasons.
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Won the Naismith and the Wooden College Player of the Year awards.
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Won the gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics
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Selected by the Chicago Bulls
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NBA Rookie of the year
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The Air Jordan I pair of sneakers,a breakthrough in basketball shoe design,was introduced by Nike.
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NBA defensive player of the year
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Married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989.They have two sons named Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James and a daughter named Jasmine.
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Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1,to win the franchises title.
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Won the gold medal in the 1992 Olympicsl
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October 6, 1993 Michael Jordan stuns the basketball world by retiring but this is short-lived
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February 7,1994 he signs a free agent contract with the Chicago White Sox
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Space Jam Jordan stars opposite Bugs Bunny
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voted as one of the 50 greatest players in the NBA
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final most valuable player
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Won ESPY athlete of the century award
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Came out of retirement to play for the Washington Wizards
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managing member of Basketball Operations Charlotte Bobcats
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He and Juanita divorced on December 29, 2006
