Michael Jordan was a 6ft 6in, 215lb basketball player from North Carolina who attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a sophomore in high school at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan was cut from the basketball team but worked hard in the gym and weight room and later made the team, going on to have a successful NBA career before retiring in 1994.

3. 6ft 6in 215lbs.

5. UNC Tar Heels Chapel Hill

6. Laney High school in Wilmington North Carolina

7. Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York but as a toddler his family moved Wilmington North, Carolina. Michael was the fourth of five children.

8. As a sophomore Jordan was cut from the team. He worked all year. In the weight room in the gym running. He later made the team and went on to the NBA. He retired after the season of 94”