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A lifelong [[baseball]] fan, Jordan had played a large role in inspiring his son Michael to become an athlete. Jordan was a businessman and traveled the country to follow Michael's career, first at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] and then with the [[Chicago Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA Encyclopedia - Michael Jordan=2007-11-18 |date=1996-03-01|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/jordan_bio.html |
A lifelong [[baseball]] fan, Jordan had played a large role in inspiring his son Michael to become an athlete. Jordan was a businessman and traveled the country to follow Michael's career, first at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] and then with the [[Chicago Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA Encyclopedia - Michael Jordan=2007-11-18 |date=1996-03-01|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/jordan_bio.html |
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Revision as of 00:45, 7 May 2013
James R. Jordan | |
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| Born | July 31, 1936 |
| Died | July 23, 1993 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Father of Michael Jordan |
James Raymond Jordan, Sr. (July 31, 1936 – July 23, 1993) was the father of basketball player Michael Jordan and retired Army Command Sergeant Major James R. Jordan, Jr., and the grandfather of University of Central Florida players Jeffrey Jordan and Marcus Jordan.
Biography
A lifelong baseball fan, Jordan had played a large role in inspiring his son Michael to become an athlete. Jordan was a businessman and traveled the country to follow Michael's career, first at the University of North Carolina and then with the Chicago Bulls.[1] He also liked pizza
Death
While returning from a funeral, Jordan pulled into a rest stop near the intersection of Interstate 95 and State Road 74 just south of Lumberton, North Carolina to take a nap. Daniel Green and Larry Martin Demery spotted the car, a red Lexus SC400 coupe with the North Carolina License plate that read "UNC0023", Michael had recently purchased for him.[2] Green and Demery shot Jordan to death while he slept in his car and then stole the vehicle. His body was found on August 3 in a swamp in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and was not positively identified until August 13. Michael Jordan retired shortly after, in part due to the loss of his father, with whom he shared a close relationship.
Green and Demery made several calls from Jordan's cell phone and as a result were immediately captured. They had taken other items from the car including two NBA championship rings given to Jordan, Sr. by his son. Demery was wearing a Michael Jordan T-shirt at the time of his arrest. Demery said that they had planned only to tie up their victim and that Green pulled the trigger for no reason. Both were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for this and other violent crimes. James Jordan was cremated and buried at Rockfish AME Church in Teachey, North Carolina on August 15, 1993.[3]
In 2010, it was revealed the case was one of nearly 200 that were in review after the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation found that laboratory technicians mishandled or omitted evidence.[4]
References
- ^ NBA Encyclopedia (1996-03-01). "NBA Encyclopedia - Michael Jordan=2007-11-18".
- ^ "Police refuse to name Jordan trigger man/Two teen-age suspects are denied bail". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "James Jordan,shock and sadness follow shooting of Michael Jordan's father". Jet. 1993.
- ^ Lab mistakes revive questions about murder of Jordan's father on USA Today
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