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Dec 30, 2021 · Nearly 30-years-ago James Jordan Sr., the father of the NBA legend, was shot and killed while sleeping in his car. By Natasha Dado. Published on December 30, 2021 03:37PM EST.
Mar 14, 2023 · Michael Jordan announced his retirement after his father’s murder. On July 23, 1993, James R. Jordan Sr. went missing and was later found dead. He was reportedly killed by Larry Demery and Daniel Green who were 17 and 18 at the time. Jordan Sr. was returning from a funeral and decided to take a nap along a North Carolina highway.
Oct 26, 2021 · Daniel Green and his co-defendant, Larry Demery, were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in the July 1993 murder of James Jordan. Green’s parole was denied Friday ...
James Raymond Jordan, Sr. (July 31, 1936 – July 23, 1993) was the father of basketball and baseball player Michael Jordan, and the grandfather of University of Central Florida players Jeffrey Jordan and Marcus Jordan. James Jordan was born in Wallace, North Carolina on July 31, 1936. He met Deloris Peoples after a basketball game in Wallace, North Carolina, in 1956. She was fifteen, and he was going off to the Air Force, but he told her he would be back some day to marry her. She ...
Jun 21, 2021 · He effectively ended the NBA of the 1980s when he defeated Magic Johnson to capture his first NBA title in 1991. And by Jordan's side the entire time was his father, James Jordan Sr. During the first decade of his career, Jordan relied on the calming presence of his dad. This bond would be shattered in July 1993 when James Jordan was murdered ...
Jul 23, 2018 · James R. Jordan Sr., 57, was fatally shot in the chest while napping in his red Lexus sedan on the shoulder of U.S. 74, just outside of Lumberton, in the early hours of July 23, 1993.
May 12, 2023 · James R. Jordan, Sr. was born on July 31, 1936, in Wallace, N.C. James met his future wife, Deloris Peoples, while attending Charity High School. Once he graduated, James decided to join the Air Force and was soon stationed in San Antonio, Tex.
