Jono lancaster biography of michael jordan

Basketball superstar Michael Jordan is one of the most successful, popular, and wealthy athletes in college, Olympic, and professional sports history. The family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, when Michael was very young.

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His father worked as a General Electric plant supervisor, and his mother worked at a bank. His father taught him to work hard and not to be tempted by street life. His mother taught him to sew, clean, and do laundry. Jordan loved sports but failed to make his high school basketball team as a sophomore. He continued to practice and made the team the next year.

After high school he accepted a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina, where he played under head coach Dean Smith. Jordan led the ACC in scoring as a sophomore and as a junior. The Sporting News named him college player of the year for both years. When Jordan was drafted by the Chicago Bulls they were a losing team, drawing only around six thousand fans to home games.

Jordan quickly turned that around. His style of play and fierce spirit of competition reminded sportswriters and fans of Julius Erving — , who had been a superstar player during the s.

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Jordan's incredible leaping ability and hang time thrilled fans in arenas around the league. In his first season he was named to the All-Star team and was later honored as the league's Rookie of the Year. A broken foot sidelined Jordan for 64 games during the —86 season, but he Michael Jordan.