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James Raymond Jordan (July 31, 1936 – July 23, 1993) was the father of former 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. 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: daughter Deloris, and a son, Larry. In 1963, the Jordans left their children with Jordan's mother and moved to Brooklyn so that he could receive mechanic's training on the G.I. Bill. He studied airplane hydraulics, while Peoples found work at a bank. While living in Brooklyn, the Jordans had another child, son Michael. As crime began to increase in Brooklyn in the 1960s, the Jordans moved back to North Carolina to raise their children in a safer environment. Upon completing his 18 months' training, Jordan and his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. It was there that the couple's fifth child, Roslyn, was born. A lifelong basketball fan, Jordan played a large role in inspiring his son Michael to become an athlete and traveled the United States to follow his son's career, first at the University of North Carolina and then with the Chicago Bulls. Nonetheless, Jordan was also a very big baseball fan, having gone semi-pro himself. In his autobiography and in interviews throughout his career, son Michael recounted that it was his father's vision that he become a baseball star. Baseball was, in fact, the first sport Jordan had taught him to play. Michael recounted that this was a major factor in his decision to try baseball after his first retirement from the NBA. In her memoir In My Family's Shadow, Jordan's daughter Deloris accused him of sexually abusing her between the ages of 8 and 16. Death On July 23, 1993, while returning home after spending the day playing golf, Jordan, allegedly tired from being on the road so late, pulled his Lexus over to rest about an hour into his drive. He stopped in the parking lot of a Quality Inn at the intersection of U.S. 74 and I-95 south of Lumberton, North Carolina (though some say his car was moved to the parking lot from the side of the road later). Larry Martin Demery would testify that he and Daniel Andre Green spotted the car Michael had recently purchased for him (a red Lexus SC400 with the North Carolina license plate that read "UNC0023"). Green 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 McColl, South Carolina. As his body was in a state of extreme decomposition, Jordan was not identified until August 13 with the help of dental records provided by the family dentist; his body had previously been cremated by the coroner due to lack of storage space, but his jaw and hands were preserved for identification and later mailed to Michael Jordan. Green and Demery took other items from the car, including two NBA championship rings given to Jordan by his son. Green and Demery made several calls from Jordan's cell phone and as a result were quickly captured. After their 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. The accusation was based only on Demery's testimony; Green did not testify. Defense counsel Woodberry Bowen said Demery had everything to gain by lying that Green was the shooter, and that Green's testimony put Demery closer than he earlier admitted. Jordan was buried at Rockfish AME Church in Teachey, North Carolina, on August 15, 1993. 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. However, the Jordan case was later removed from the list. On July 23, 2018, Christine Mumma, executive director of the Center on Actual Innocence, said evidence showed Green did not commit the murder. Green claimed Demery merely asked him for help disposing of the body. On August 3, 2018, Superior Court Judge Winston Gilchrist ruled on several motions and set a December date for a hearing. On December 5, 2018, Mumma asked Gilchrist to allow a closer look at evidence that could lead to a new trial, and Gilchrist said he would rule later. Gilchrist said on March 6, 2019, that he would not grant Green a hearing, and Mumma said she would appeal. In August 2020, Demery was approved for parole by the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission (the Commission), with a scheduled release in August 2023. The scheduled release had already been pushed back by the Commission to August 2024 when – in December 2021 – a review by the Commission resulted in the termination of his scheduled parole release; his next parole review hearing will be in December 2023. References External links James R. Jordan Sr. at Find a Grave . Discover the James Jordan popular books. Find the top 100 most popular James Jordan books.
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This Book Has Balls
Michael RapaportThe sports world according to Michael Rapaportactor, Top 50 podcaster, awardwinning film maker, and sports fanaticfrom the greatest and downright worst athletes, players, teams, an...
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Sprawlball
Kirk GoldsberryFrom the leading expert in the exploding field of basketball analytics, a stunning infographic decoding of the modern NBA: who shoots where, how well, and why. Says Nate Silver: “I...
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Jump Attack
Tim S GroverLegendary trainer Tim Grover’s internationally acclaimed training program used by the pros, including Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryantnow completely revised, updated, and expanded, w...
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From Saturday Night to Sunday Night
Dick EbersolA memoir by the legendary television executive detailing his pioneering work on Saturday Night Live, Sunday Night Football, the Olympics, the NBA, music videos, late night, and mor...
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Monaco
Malcolm FolleyTHE ONLY DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST RACE FULL OF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH NIKI LAUDA, ROSS BRAWN, DAMON HILL, DAVID COULTHARD, SIR JACKIE STEWART, OLIVER PANIS AN...
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Miller Time
David A. Burhenn & John CalipariArizona. Kentucky. Indiana. It’s astounding to think that three elite college basketball programs can trace their success back to one smalltown high school coach, Blackhawk High’s ...
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The Half-God of Rainfall
Inua EllamsFrom the awardwinning poet and playwright behind Barber Shop Chronicles, The HalfGod of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge.There...
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The Greatest Games
Jamie Carragher'Essential reading for players, fans and coaches' Steven Gerrard 'A cracking read' Chris Evans'I couldn't put it down' Joey BartonWhat are the greatest games ever played? From J...
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Summer of Two Wishes
Julia LondonFrom New York Times bestselling historical romance author Julia London comes a passionate love story about a young woman who is torn between two men.Macy Clark receives the second ...
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Till Victory Is Won
Janet Cheatham BellTaking its title from the moving lyrics of the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Till Victory Is Won chr...
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The Birth of Tragedy
Friedrich Nietzsche, Michael Tanner & Shaun WhitesideNietzsche's first published book, The Birth of Tragedy is a compelling argument for the necessity of art in lifeThis landmark work of criticism is fuelled by Nietzsche's enthusiasm...
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Facing Michael Jordan
Sean Deveney & Kent McDillRelive the magic of the greatest player to ever step on the court.“Air Jordan,” “His Airness,” “MJ.”Whatever you call him, Michael Jeffrey Jordan can be considered one of the great...
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The Darkest Goodbye
Alex GrayDiscover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. ECHO OF THE DEAD is out in paperback in November 2...
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Basketball
Jackie MacMullan, Rafe Bartholomew & Dan KloresNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Inspired by a major ESPN film series, this is an extraordinary oral history of basketballits eyeopening untold history, its profound deeper meaning, its ...
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And Another Thing
Jeremy ClarksonIn And Another Thing... the outspoken and outrageous presenter Jeremy Clarkson, shares his opinions on just about everything.Jeremy Clarkson finds the world such a perplexing place...
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Dynasties
Marcus Thompson IIAcclaimed sports journalist Marcus Thompson explores the 10 teams that transformed basketball in this illustrated history of the sport.What turns a winning team into a dynasty? Acc...
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Remembering Kobe Bryant
Sean Deveney & Jerry WestLet Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and more, tell you what it was like to take the floor against one of the Greatest of All Time. With a Foreword by Jer...
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Post-Truth
Evan Davis'A Malcolm Gladwellstyle social psychology/behavioural economics primer' Evening StandardLowlevel dishonesty is rife everywhere, in the form of exaggeration, selective use of facts...
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Believe Us
Melissa Reddy‘Our incredible story under a supreme manager shared in all its glory.’ Jordan HendersonThe definitive account of Jürgen Klopp’s astonishing revival of Liverpool Football Club.Live...
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Golden
Marcus ThompsonThe #1 national bestseller and inside story of Steph Curry, the greatest shooter basketball has ever seen.Golden is the first book to provide an allaccess look at Steph Curry and t...
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The World According to Clarkson
Jeremy ClarksonJeremy Clarkson, shares his opinions on just about everything in The World According to Clarkson. Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, ...
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Shoe Dog
Phil KnightIn this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously mediashy man behind the sw...
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The Koran
N. J. Dawood'Across the language barrier Dawood captures the thunder and poetry of the original' The TimesThe Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first...
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The Comic Book Story of Basketball
Fred Van Lente & Joe CooperA fastbreak history of basketballfrom its humble beginnings to its alltime great playersfeaturing engaging true tales from the court and vivid, dynamic illustrations.Whether it's m...
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Redemption
Will JordanIntroducing Ryan Drake think Jason Bourne meets Jack Reacher...If you like Lee Child, Vince Flynn and David Baldacci, you will love this riveting and unputdownable thriller from b...
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Blood in the Garden
Chris HerringINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A SELECTION ON BARACK OBAMA’S SUMMER READING LISTThe definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrating how Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, J...
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The Last Enforcer
Charles OakleyIn this “incredible read on some incredible days and nights in the old association” (Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN senior NBA insider) Charles Oakleyone of the toughest and most loyal p...
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The Chapo Guide to Revolution
Chapo Trap HouseInstant New York Times bestseller “Howard Zinn on acid or some bullsht like that.” Tim Heidecker The creators of the culthit podcast Chapo Trap House deliver a manifesto for everyo...
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As I Was Saying . . .
Jeremy ClarksonAs I Was Saying... is the seventh book in Jeremy Clarkson's bestselling The World According to Clarkson series.Crikey, the world according to Clarkson's been a funny old place of l...
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LeBron
Jeff BenedictNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 bestselling author of The Dynasty and Tiger Woodsthe “definitive…fantastic” (Sports Illustrated) biography of basketball superstar LeBron Jam...
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How Life Imitates Sports
Ira BerkowMemorable Stories From a Half Century of Sports Journalism For the last half century, Pulitzer Prize–winning sportswriter Ira Berkow has been at the center of some of the most memo...
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The Drowned City
K. J. Maitland'A gripping thriller' THE TIMES'Dark and enthralling' ANDREW TAYLOR'Goes right to the heart of the Jacobean court' TRACY BORMANGunpowder and treason changed England forever. But th...
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ROAR
Bruce WagnerA new novel by Hollywood’s "master of satire."The myth of an epic, public lifeits triumphs and tragediesis a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of...
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Tales from the Chicago Bulls Locker Room
Bill Wennington & Kent McDillChicago Bulls fans thought they had it so good. From 1991 through 1993 the Bulls won three consecutive NBA titles behind the talents of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. When Jord...
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Bad
Dylan HowardAn Inside View into the Dark Side of a Music Icon He was the King of Pop, a superstar without equal, the idol of millions of young people around the world. But was Michael Jackson...
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Uncommon Wealth
Kojo KoramWINNER OF THE PEN HESSELLTILTMAN PRIZE 2023Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political WritingLonglisted for the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural UnderstandingA Gu...
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Shoe Dog
Phil Knight“An eyeopening look into the story of Knight before his multibillion dollar company.” School Library Journal“A great story about how an ambition turned into a business…serves as a ...
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Burning Angels
Bear GryllsA prehistoric corpse entombed within an Arctic glacier, crying tears of blood.A jungle island overrun by rabid primates escapees from a research laboratory's Hot Zone.A massive se...
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Barkley
Timothy BellaA Good Morning America Buzz BookA LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022The definitive biography of Charles Barkley, exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his en...