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Happy 63rd Birthday to Michael Jordan, Born in '63, Scored 63 on the Celtics in '86, says CTMB-1.3
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Happy 63rd Birthday to Michael Jordan, Born in '63, Scored 63 on the Celtics in '86, says CTMB-1.3
February 17, 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 63rd birthday of the "NBA GOAT", Michael Jeffrey Jordan.
The Jumpman logo himself, Mr. Michael "Air" Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, NY. He would later grow-up in Wilmington, NC and attend UNC as a Tar Heel. His b-day on 17th lines up with his game-winning 17 ft. jump-shot to win the 1982 NCAA Championship when UNC defeated Patrick Ewing and his Georgetown Hoyas 63-62,
That one-shot at the New Orleans Superdome, he went from Mike Jordan to Michael Jordan and a basketball Icon-star was born. He wasn't Born-Again like another Icon from Brooklyn, Notorious B.I. G. The world of sports was about to witness over the next 15 to 16-years a superstar that can be mentioned with two Iconic-Legends, Babe Ruth & Muhammad Ali.
One of Jordan's most Iconic moments was Game 2 of the 1986 playoffs vs Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics. In double-overtime defeat 135-131 "His Airness" put on a show on Sunday April 20th of '86 that's still talked about today. Jordan scored an NBA Playoff Record 63 points at the old Boston Garden, the parquet floor with the ghosts of Bob Cousy, Bill Russell and John Havlicek in the air. After the game Bird said, "God was disguised as Michael Jordan today".
Michael Jordan is the best basketball player to walk the planet, nuff said. Happy Birthday to "The Goat". It's a Charm'tastic Mile" to Magnificent Mile honor from the ever-growing popular Famous Streets & Sports Culture In America (Basketball).
Charm'tastic STAT: Michael was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 3rd pick of the 1984 NBA Draft. The executive of the Bulls who made the decision to draft MJ was Rod Thorn. Thorn, as a player, was selected 2nd overall in the 1963 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets (1963-73). Thorn at #2 and Jordan #3 pick plays to his Iconic #23.
For more information or news media interview requests on the Michael Jordan & Rod Thorn Baltimore to Chicago and sports culture link between The "Charm'tastic Mile" & Magnificent Mile please contact Derrick E Vaughan (Famous Streets & Sports Culture In America-Analyst) at 443-851-5244 or email: thecharmtasticmile@gmail.com.