Hall of Famer Michael Jordan burst into the NBA at the exact time the game needed him. The explosive guard had been an undisputed star at North Carolina, but two teams passed on him before the Chicago Bulls snagged him in the 1984 draft. Jordan’s presence was immediately felt as he breathed new life into the Bulls franchise, leading the team to their first playoff appearance in a decade. The rookie averaged 28.2 points per game and as early as November the New York Times was calling him, “the phenomenal rookie of the Bulls" and he appeared on the cover of SI the next month with the headline, “A Star is Born.” And most importantly, Michael Jordan didn’t just play the game well, he re-invented the way it was played.

His seemingly gravity-defying style of play earned him the nickname “His Airness.” Soon the Bulls were attracting huge crowds on the road as fans flocked to see the game’s newest phenom. Suddenly it seemed as if every NBA highlight reel was transformed into the Michael Jordan show and young players discarded all they knew about the game and began modeling their play after Chicago’s brilliant star. This presented 1984-85 Chicago Bulls pocket schedule features an image of the Rookie Jordan. The schedule is labeled “FOLLOW THE CHICAGO BULLS” and the iconic Chicago Bulls logo on the cover with “ON WIND TALKRADIO 56 AM” in black. The reverse features a headshot of the rookie Jordan and his statistics in college and as a player for the 1984 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team and a seating chart for Chicago Stadium, the home of the Bulls. The pocket schedule comes encapsulated and authenticated by Beckett Grading Services (0010441706) and is graded GEM MINT 9.5.

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