Essay Archive - The Retiring of Jordan, Gretzky, and Elway in 1999
The Retiring of Jordan, Gretzky, and Elway in 1999
The year of 1999 took three great athletes from the sports they
dominated. Michael Jordan retired from the game of basketball, Wayne
Gretzky retired from the game of hockey, and John Elway retired from the
game of football. All three gave much to their sports, and the sports
world was sad to see them leave.
Michael Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA
draft. He was selected third. He was the rookie of the year that year, and
also went to the Olympic games to play for the United states. Amazingly
his career stats are so impressive an....
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