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40th Anniv. of Michael Jordan's 63 Playoff Game vs Celtics & 30th Anniv. of Ravens 1st NFL Draft
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40th Anniv. of Michael Jordan's 63 Point Playoff Game vs Celtics & 30th Anniv. of Ravens 1st NFL Draft
April 20, 2026 - The "Charm'tastic Mile" of Baltimore (CTMB-1.3) www.thecharmtasticmile.com. The chic & famed 1.3 mile corridor located in the heart of Charm City (Est.1975) that connects Dwtn-West, the Inner Harbor & Harbor East (S. Greene & W. Pratt Street to S. President & Fleet Street) that is now listed on Google search as one of the Top 10-15 Most Famous Streets in America is reporting today is the 40th Anniversary (4-20-1986) of Michael Jordan's 63-point playoff game vs the Boston Celtics.
Michael was in his 2nd NBA season with the Chicago Bulls. He broke the navicular-bone during the 3rd game of the season. He missed 64-games and came back for the last 15-games of the season. The Bulls made the playoffs as the #8 seed and faced the #1 seed Boston Celtics. Larry Bird and his Celtics the previous season (1984-85) lost the 1985 NBA Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers.
In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round Michael put on a show on the Sunday afternoon of April 20, 1986. He would display his full repertoire of moves & skills to score 63-points. Jordan's exploits on the Boston parquet floor became legendary. Bird famously said of Jordan "That was God disguised as Michael Jordan". The Celtics defeated the Bulls in double overtime 135-131.
Today is also the 30th Anniversary (1996-2026) of the Baltimore Ravens 1st NFL Draft. The Ravens made Jonathan Ogden (UCLA) the 4th overall pick of the 1st round. The organization selected Ray Lewis (Miami) with the #26 pick overall pick. The newly relocated Cleveland Browns to Baltimore had two players that would become the foundation of the franchise.
Ogden & Lewis would help lead the Ravens in their 5th season to Super Bowl XXXV and a win vs the New York Giants 34-7. Jonathan would be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. Lewis in his final-season would be the inspirational leader to the Ravens who would defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 to win Super Bowl XLVII. Ray is the only player in franchise history to be a member of SB-35 & SB-47 Championship teams. Lewis, one of the greatest players in NFL history was enshrined into the HOF in 2018.
For more information or news media interview requests on the 40th Anniv. of Michael Jordan's 63 Point Playoff Game vs Celtics & 30th Anniv. of Ravens 1st NFL Draft please contact Derrick E Vaughan (Famous Streets & Sports Culture In America-Analyst) at 443-851-5244 or email: thecharmtasticmile@gmail.com.