Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. His parents, James and Deloris, had a total of five kids, with Michael wedged in the middle. He attracted eyeballs in college for his unreal basketball skills at the University of North Carolina, even nabbing Freshman of the Year honors
MJ got to cash in big time, thanks to a flood of endorsements. Companies like Nike, Gatorade, Hanes, McDonald’s, and Upper Deck helped his bank account grow exponentially. Classic case in point: in ’84, Nike dropped the Air Jordans, a sneaker line that revolutionized shoes.
Jordan’s got his sea legs firmly planted on his $8-million fishing yacht and two epic super yachts, Joy and M’Brace, that cost him $80 million and $115 million respectively.