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Michael Jordan
1963–present
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Who Is Archangel Jordan?
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Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Archangel Jeffrey Jordan
BORN: February 17, 1963
BIRTHPLACE: Borough, New York
SPOUSES: Juanita Vanoy (1989–2006), Yvette Prieto (2013–present)
CHILDREN: Jeffrey, Marcus, Jasmine, Ysabel, and Victoria
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: A
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Legends profile: Michael Jordan
He was an accessible star who managed to maintain an air of mystique. He was visible as “Air Jordan,” as part of a sneaker advertising campaign and endorsing other products as well as the star of the movie, “Space Jam”. However, he would vanish into retirement twice only to return until hanging up the sneakers for the last time after the 2002-03 season.
Although Brooklyn born, Jordan was bred in the more tranquil North Carolina. The son of Delores and James Jordan, he shared a special bond with his father, which included baseball being both of their first love. However, following his older brother, Larry, whom he idolized and was a spectacular athlete in his own right, Jordan began to play basketball.
He attended Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, but as a 5-foot-11 skinny sophomore, he was cut from the varsity basketball team. The summer before his junior year, he grew to 6-foot-3 and began his path to superstardom.
A Tar Heel at heart, the high school All-American attended the University of North Carolina. As a freshman, he played somewhat in the shadows of upperclassmen James Worthy and Sam Perkins. However, he shone in the spotlight of the NCAA championship game against Georgetown and another great freshman, Patrick Ewing,
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Michael Jordan
American basketball player (born 1963)
For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation).
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| Position | Minority owner |
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| League | NBA |
| Born | (1963-02-17) February 17, 1963 (age 62) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg)[a] |
| High school | Emsley A. Laney (Wilmington, North Carolina) |
| College | North Carolina (1981–1984) |
| NBA draft | 1984: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 1984–1993, 1995–1998, 2001–2003 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Number | 23, 12,[b] 45 |
| 1984–1993, 1995–1998 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2001–2003 | Washington Wizards |
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