Michael Jordan
The Greatest of All Time
- Feb. 13, 1963 - Born in Brooklyn, New York
- Fall 1978 - Cut from high school varsity basketball team
- April 1981 - Selected to the McDonald's All-American Game
- Spring 1981 - Accepts a basketball scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill
- March 29, 1982 - Scores game-winning shot in NCAA championship game
- June 19, 1984 - Drafted 3rd overall by the Chicago Bulls
- Summer 1984 - Jordan and Team USA win Gold at the LA Olympics
- Summer 1985 - Selected as 1984-85 Rookie of the Year
- Summer 1988 - Receives first MVP award
- May 9, 1989 - Jordan hits The Shot over Craig Elho to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals
- June 12, 1991 - Jordan and Bulls defeat LA Lakers to win first NBA championship; Jordan is named Finals MVP
Michael Jordan holding1991 championship trophy
- Summer 1991 - Receives second MVP Award
- June 14, 1992 - Bulls defeat Clyde Drexler and Portant Trailblazers in NBA Finals
- Summer 1992 - Receives third MVP Award
- Summer 1992 - Jordan and the Dream Team win Olympic Gold in Barcelona
- June 20, 1993 - Bulls defeat Charles Barkley and Pheonix Suns in NBA Finals to complete the first three-peat
- October 3, 1993 - Jordan retires to play baseball
- March 18, 1995 - Jordan announces return to NBA with a two-word press release: "I'm back"
- June 16, 1996 - Bulls defeat Seatle SuperSonics in NBA Finals; Jordan wins 4th Finals MVP award
- Summer 1996 - Jordan receives his 4th MVP award
- June 13, 1997 - Bulls defeat Utah Jazz for 5th NBA championship in 7 years
- June 14, 1998 - Jordan closes out Game 6 of the 1998 NBA finals; Bulls complete their repeat three-peat and Jordan is named Finals MVP
- Summer 1998 - Jordan receives his 5th MVP award
- January 13, 1999 - Michael Jordan retires from the NBA
- September 2009 - Jordan inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame
- April 2020 - ESPN releases "The Last Dance," a ten-part documentary series about Jordan and the 1998 season