Top 10 Fun Facts You Might Not Know About Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is frequently considered one of the greatest basketball players to ever live. Throughout his basketball career in the 80's and 90's, he dominated the sport, leading the Chicago Bulls to 6 national championships and earning the Most Valuable Player Award six times. But there's more to Jordan than meets the eye. If you think you know all there is to know about Michael Jordan, here are 10 interesting facts you might not know...

1. Michael Jordan has scored a whopping 32,292 points in his career.

2. Michael Jordan set a record for the most points scored in a playoff game in game 2 of the 85-86 playoffs against the Boston Celtics. He scored an amazing 63 points in a double-overtime loss.

3. Jordan claimed his 2nd Olympic gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona games as part of the Dream Team, which also included Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Scottie Pippen.

4. Michael Jordan married model Yvette Prieto in 2013. This is his second marriage, as he divorced his first wife, Juanita Vanoy, in 2006. He has three grown children with his first wife.

5. When Michael Jordan accepted a basketball scholarship to North Carolina in 1981, he majored in cultural geography.

 6.In the 1995-1996 season, Michael Jordan's first full season back with the Chicago Bulls after his first retirement, he led the team to an amazing 72 win game and was named the MVP for the regular season the NBA Finals and the All-Star game. Before him, only Willis Reeds in 1970 had accomplished this.

7. Michael Jordan is known to have eaten the same meal four hours before each game: a 23-ounce New York steak with a side of mashed potatoes or a baked potato with a salad and ginger ale.

8. Michael Jordan is one of the most marketed figures in the history of sports. He's been a major spokesman for nearly one dozen brands, including McDonald's, Gatorade, Chevrolet, Royvac, Ball Park Franks, Wheaties and Nike and he's been in more than 20 Gatorade commercials since 1991.

9. Jordan was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 20th most powerful celebrity with nearly $55 million earned between 2009 and 2010. His Jordan Brand shoes have also generated $1 billion in sales for Nike.

10. Michael Jordan sometimes checks into hotels under the name Leroy Smith. This is the name of a kid who beat him out for the last spot on the Laney High School basketball team in 10th grade.

Michael Jordan is truly one of the greatest living athletes and he's certainly lived an exciting life. Dominating both the sports world and the business world. Now 50 years old, he has won dozens of awards, including 2 Olympic gold medals, and he continues to be active to this day as a businessman and spokesman.