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Father of Michael Jordan (1936–1993)

James Raymond Jordan Sr. (July 31, 1936 – July 23, 1993) was the father of basketball player Michael Jordan.

Life

Jordan was born in Wallace, North Carolina, on July 31, 1936. While attending Charity High School, he met Deloris Peoples (born September 1941). The two began dating and remained together for the next three years.

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Upon graduation, Jordan joined the Air Force and was stationed in San Antonio, Texas. In 1956, he transferred to a base in Virginia and married Peoples shortly thereafter. Their first child, son James Ronald "Ronnie" Jr., was born the following year.

Jordan left the Air Force and got a job at a textile mill in Wallace. The Jordans had two more children, Deloris and Larry.^[1] The Jordans brought up their children in the Methodist faith.^[2]

In 1963, the Jordan family moved to Brooklyn so that Jordan could receive mechanic's training on the G.I.

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