Born: 2/17/63 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Full Name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan
High School: Laney (Wilmington, N.C.)
College: North Carolina
Drafted by: Chicago Bulls, 1984 (third overall)
Transactions: Retired, 10/6/93; Activated from retirement, 3/18/95; Retired, 1/13/99; Signed with Washington Wizards, 9/25/01.
Height: 6-6; Weight: 216 lbs.
Nickname: Air Jordan
Honors: Six-time NBA champion (1991-93, 1996-98); NBA MVP (1988, '91, '92, '96, '98); 10-time All-NBA First Team (1987-93, 1996-98); All-NBA Second Team (1985); Defensive Player of the Year (1988); Nine-time All-Defensive First Team (1988-93, 1996-98); Rookie of the Year (1985); 14-time All-Star; All-Star MVP (1988, '96, '98); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); Two-time Olympic gold medalist (1984, '92).
Michael Jordan was and still is known as the best basketball player ever. He averaged 30 points a game and had over 32,000 points in his career. As a child Michael liked to play basketball with his older brother and learned how to play from him. His sophomore year in high school he didnt make the varsity team because his coach said he needed to get better on the Junior Varsity. His Junior year he went to a basketball camp and learned how to play better. He started as a Junior on varsity. The rest of Michael "Air" Jordan is history.