Michael jordan family members
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James R. Jordan Sr.
Father of Michael Jordan (1936–1993)
James Raymond Jordan Sr. (July 31, 1936 – July 23, 1993) was the father of basketball player Michael Jordan.
Life
[edit]Jordan was born was born on July 31, 1936, in Wallace, North Carolina. While attending Charity High School, he met Deloris Peoples (born September 1941). The two began dating and remained together for the next three years. Upon graduation, Jordan joined the Air Force and was stationed in San Antonio, Texas. In 1956, he transferred to a base in Virginia and married Peoples shortly thereafter. Their first child, son James Ronald "Ronnie" Jr., was born the following year. Jordan left the Air Force and got a job at a textile mill in Wallace. The Jordans had two more children, Deloris and Larry.[1] The Jordans brought up their children in the Methodist faith.[2]
In 1963, the Jordan family moved to Brooklyn so that Jordan could receive mechanic's training on the G.I. Bill. He studied
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Michael Jordan
1963–present
Latest News: Michael Jordan Completes Sale of Hornets
Basketball icon Michael Jordan officially sold his majority ownership in the Charlotte Hornets NBA team on August 3. The team was sold for an estimated $3 billion, more than 10 times the $275 million Jordan purchased it for in 2010. The Hornets made the playoffs only three times under Jordan’s leadership. “I’m excited about the future of the team and will continue to support the organization and the community in my new role in the years ahead,” said Jordan, who kept a minority stake in the franchise.
Who Is Michael Jordan?
Michael Jordan is a former professional basketball player, American Olympic athlete, businessperson, and actor. Considered one of the best basketball players ever, he dominated the sport from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and earned the league’s MVP Award five times. With five regular-season MVPs and three All-Star MVP
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Michael Jordan's 4 Siblings: All About His Brothers and Sisters
Michael Jordan is considered one of the greatest basketball player of all time — and he credits his success, in part, to his four siblings.
Michael is the fourth child born to Deloris Jordan and James R. Jordan Sr., who died in 1993. He has two older brothers — James Jr. (known as “Ronnie”) and Larry — and two sisters — older sister Deloris and younger sister Roslyn. The fem siblings spent most of their childhood in Wilmington, North Carolina, growing up on fem acres of land. It was in that backyard that the Jordan siblings played — and where Michael’s legendary competitive natur was born.
“That competitiveness within me started when inom was a kid,” Michael said in the 2020 ESPN docuseries The gods Dance.
The siblings played everything from football to baseball to basketball, Larry told ESPN in 2009. But it wasn’t just fun and games: The competition became particularly intense between Michael and h