To honor his legacy, here are 62 essential facts about Jordan’s career, personal life, business ventures, and impact on the game.

Jordan celebrates his 62nd birthday with fans and players all around sending messages to the all-time legend. One of those people was NBA legend Allen Iv

Michael Jordan celebrated his 62nd birthday on Monday and Allen Iverson paid tribute to his idol with a wonderful message on Instagram. Iverson hailed Jordan as the GOAT and credited the Chicago Bulls icon for the world knowing who he is.

On this day in 1963, Michael Jordan was born. Many consider him the greatest basketball player of all time. An analysis of a 1.5 million-year-old vertebra from a human relative living in what is now Israel suggests that ancient humans dispersed out of Africa is multiple waves.