Michael Jordan's very 1st NBA game close in a Chicago newspaper...
Item # 722356
December 12, 1984
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Oct. 12, 1984
* Michael Jordan to make his NBA debut
* Potential superstar in the making ?
* Chicago Bulls professional basketball
* Best publication to be had - rare as such
The to of page 3 of the sports section has a fur column heading: "Bulls hitch up to Jordan's rising star" with subhead and photo. Coverage on the impending opening day game just 14 days later.
I expect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with all sections other than classifieds (48 pages), nice condition.
background: This October 12, 1984, edition of the Chicago Tribune represents a premier "blue chip" artifact for sports historians, capturing the precise moment of transition before Michael Jordan’s NBA debut and his subsequent transformation of global culture. Its rarity is rooted in its mundane origins; while championship-win papers were printed in abundance and saved as souvenirs, this standard Friday sports section from two weeks prior to the season opener was a transient object, likely discarded by the vast majority of subscribers. The prophetic "Bulls hitch up to Jordan’s rising star" headline serves as a textual time capsule, documenting the franchise's desperate pivot toward a rookie who had yet to score his first professional basket. For a high-level collector, this newspaper is more than just a printed page—it is a primary-source document of the "Day Zero" of the Jordan era, existing in a tiny fraction of its original circulation and bridging the gap between collegiate greatness and the birth of a global icon.
* Michael Jordan to make his NBA debut
* Potential superstar in the making ?
* Chicago Bulls professional basketball
* Best publication to be had - rare as such
The to of page 3 of the sports section has a fur column heading: "Bulls hitch up to Jordan's rising star" with subhead and photo. Coverage on the impending opening day game just 14 days later.
I expect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with all sections other than classifieds (48 pages), nice condition.
background: This October 12, 1984, edition of the Chicago Tribune represents a premier "blue chip" artifact for sports historians, capturing the precise moment of transition before Michael Jordan’s NBA debut and his subsequent transformation of global culture. Its rarity is rooted in its mundane origins; while championship-win papers were printed in abundance and saved as souvenirs, this standard Friday sports section from two weeks prior to the season opener was a transient object, likely discarded by the vast majority of subscribers. The prophetic "Bulls hitch up to Jordan’s rising star" headline serves as a textual time capsule, documenting the franchise's desperate pivot toward a rookie who had yet to score his first professional basket. For a high-level collector, this newspaper is more than just a printed page—it is a primary-source document of the "Day Zero" of the Jordan era, existing in a tiny fraction of its original circulation and bridging the gap between collegiate greatness and the birth of a global icon.
Category: The 20th Century
