Deloris Jordan

About

Mother of former Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. She established multiple charities and served as the President and Founder of the James R. Jordan Foundation for almost two decades. She was honored with the Clinton Global Initiative Award in 2005. 

Before Fame

She attended Charity High School in Rose Hill, North Carolina. While at a school basketball game in 1954, she met her future husband. 

Trivia

She worked as a homemaker and bank clerk. She established the Kenya Women and Children's Wellness Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. She was the author of "In My Family's Shadow."

Family Life

In 1993, her husband, James Raymond Jordan Sr., was murdered. She has five children, James Jr., Larry, Deloris, Roslyn, and of course Michael Jordan.

Associated With

Her son is a longtime friend of Charles Barkley.