A Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan, who is now worth a reported $80 million, was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York.
His mother Deloris worked in finance, while his father James R. Jordan Sr. supervised machinery. When Michael was a little child, his family decided to make the move to Wilmington, North Carolina.
After graduating from Wilmington’s Emsley A. Laney High School, Michael played football, baseball, and basketball at the collegiate level. As a renowned sophomore, he went out for the varsity basketball team but was rejected because he was “only” 5 feet 11 inches tall.