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Widely considered the best player the NBA has ever seen, Michael Jordan accepted his role as the most notable professional athlete in the world with the same grace and calm he shows in the waning moments of games. After being cut from his high school basketball team as a sophomore, Jordan improved enough to be named to the McDonald's All-American team as a senior. Jordan chose to take his game to Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Dean Smith's troops won the national championship the next year, thanks to Jordan's game-winning shot. The Sporting News named Jordan College Player of the Year for both his sophomore and junior seasons, winning the Naismith and Wooden Awards in 1984. He chose to forego his final year at North Carolina and was chosen as the third overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA Draft.

Jordan started his superstar career strong by winning the Rookie of the Year honors as well as being named to the All-NBA Second Team. The Bulls made the playoffs in Jordan's second season with him coming back from an injury early in the season to score 63 points in a game two loss to the Celtics. Jordan was able to combine phenomenal leaping ability and athleticism with grace and style in the air to revolutionize the game of basketball; few could compare to Jordan's spectacular dunks and last-second heroics. "His Airness" was a perennial member of both the All-NBA and All-Defensive teams as well an All-Star in all but one season.

Anyone who has ever seen Jordan play one game knows exactly why he may be the best player of all-time. Jordan's early years were filled with dunks and high flying aerial shots, as he grew older his game became more complete, adding a three point shot during his later years. No player before Jordan ever possessed such dominant offensive and defensive skills, ending his career third in NBA history in scoring and steals. Jordan's records are too numerous to name; he ranks in the top seven in five NBA career statistical categories and is the Bulls' all-time leader in nine categories. The league honored Jordan as MVP five times and Finals MVP six times; he is clearly the greatest player of this era. Jordan mysteriously retired in 1993 to play minor league baseball, but came back to the NBA in 1995 to lead the Bulls back to the championship. In 1996, Jordan was selected as one of the NBA's Top 50 players of all-time.
Climb to Fame
Thought by many to be the greatest basketball player in history.
Work History
(1981-84) University of North Carolina

(1984-93) Chicago Bulls

(1993-95) retired from NBA-member of Chicago White Sox minor league Birmingham Barons (1995-99) Chicago Bulls
Awards
Michael Jordan has also won numerous Awards