North Carolina's Michael Jordan Voted as the ACC's Greatest Male Athlete

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North Carolina basketball player Michael Jordan was voted as the Atlantic Coast Conference's Greatest Male Athlete of the league's first 50 years as announced by Commissioner John Swofford this afternoon. The selection of Jordan as the league's top male athlete and of the league's Top 50 male athletes was determined by a vote of a 120-member blue-ribbon committee that was selected by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee.

Arguably one of the greatest players to ever have played the game, Jordan was the Consensus National Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year and ACC Athlete of the Year in 1984. A three-year starter at North Carolina from 1982 to 1984, the Wilmington, N.C., native earned ACC Freshman of the Year honors in 1982 and was a unanimous All-ACC selection and first-team All-American in 1983 and 1984. As a freshman, Jordan hit the game-winning shot in the 1982 NCAA championship game against Georgetown as the Tar Heels claimed their second national title and the ACC's third.

Jordan averaged 17.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in three years at Chapel Hill and played for U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning basketball teams in 1984 and 1992. The third overall selection in the 1984 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, Jordan went on to become a bonafide superstar in the pro ranks being named the league's Rookie of the Year in 1985 and its Most Valuable Player in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996 and 1998. Jordan, a 10-time NBA scoring leader and the league's third all-time leading scorer with 31,826 points, led the Bulls to six NBA titles and was named NBA Finals MVP six times.

The ACC's 50th Anniversary Top 50 Male Athletes are listed below:

ACC Top 10 Male Athletes
1. Michael Jordan............ North Carolina
2. David Thompson......... NC State
3. Charlie Ward................ Florida State
4. Arnold Palmer.............. Wake Forest
5. Randy White................. Maryland
6. Ralph Sampson........... Virginia
7. Lawrence Taylor........... North Carolina
8. Tim Duncan................... Wake Forest
9. Phil Ford......................... North Carolina
10. Renaldo Nehemiah... Maryland

Michael Jordan, North Carolina (1982-1984)
Arguably the best player to ever play the game ... Consensus National Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year and ACC Athlete of the Year in 1984 ... Sporting News National Player of the Year in 1983 ... All-American in 1983 and 1984 ... Hit the game-winning shot in 1982 NCAA championship game ... Averaged 17.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game ... Played for U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning teams in 1984 and 1992 ... Led Carolina to an 88-13 record.

David Thompson, NC State (1973-1975)
A three-time unanimous, consensus first-team All-American ... Named the AP National Player of the Year in 1974 and 1975 ... UPI Player of the Year, Dunlop Player of the Year, Naismith Award winner, Kodak Award winner in 1975 ... ACC Player of the Year in 1973, 1974 and 1975 ... Earned MVP honors in 1973 World University Games ... ACC all-time scoring leader following his career ... Named to All-tournament team in every tournament he ever played in ... Was the first pick in the 1975 NBA draft.

Charlie Ward, Florida State (1990-1993)
The most decorated player in the history of college football ... the first Heisman Trophy winner in the ACC when he won the award in 1993 ... literally, won every individual award that he qualified for as a senior ... 22-2 as a starter at quarterback in FSU's first two years in the ACC.

Arnold Palmer, Wake Forest (1948-1950, 1953-1954)
First-ever ACC Champion (1954) ... two-time NCAA champion (1949, '50) ... 1954 U.S. Amateur Champion ... 61 PGA Tour victories and 12 Senior Tour titles ... won seven majors: U.S. Open, British Open (twice) and The Masters (four times) ... seven Ryder Cup teams, captaining 1963 championship team ... 1960's Athlete of the Decade ... Sports Illustrated's 1960 Sportsman of the Year ... PGA Tour's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.

Randy White, Maryland (1972-1974)
Player whose combination of strength and quickness made him a prototypical defensive lineman in his day ... Outland and Lombardi Trophy winner in 1974 ... ACC Player of the Year in '74 ... AP All-American in 1973 and a consensus pick in '74 ... inductee of the National College and National Football League Halls of Fame ... career tackle for loss leader at Maryland with 122 ... perennial All-Pro with the Dallas Cowboys (1975-88) and co-MVP of Super Bowl XII.

Ralph Sampson, Virginia (1980-1983)
Led the Cavaliers to an overall record of 112-23 during his career ... three-time National and ACC Player of the Year ... four-time first-team All-America and three-time first-team All-ACC selection ... received three consecutive Rupp trophies, two consecutive Eastman Awards and two John R. Wooden Awards ... ACC Rookie of the Year in 1980 ... led the ACC in rebounding three times ... played in three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT during his UVa career ... helped lead the Cavaliers to the 1980 NIT Championship and the 1981 NCAA Final Four ... Most Valuable Player of the 1980 NIT ... served as team captain ... holds UVa career records for rebounds (1,511), field goals made (899) and blocked shots (462), and ranks fourth on Virginia's career scoring list (2,228) ... selected by the Houston Rockets as the NBA's number one draft choice in 1983 and went on to earn NBA Rookie of the Year honors.

Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina (1977-1980)
An outside linebacker who earned consensus All-America and the ACC Player of the Year honors in 1980 ... established a Carolina single-season record with 16 sacks in 1980 ... Carolina went 11-1 and won the ACC title in 1980 ... selected as the No. 2 overall player in the NFL Draft and played 13 seasons with the New York Giants ... elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Tim Duncan, Wake Forest (1994-1997)
A two-time first-team All-American in 1996 and 1997 ... the consensus National Player of the Year in 1997 ... became the 10th player in NCAA history to reach the 2,000 point/1,500 rebound mark ... ranks second all-time in NCAA history with 481 blocked shots ... the number one overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft by San Antonio ... named MVP of the 1999 NBA Finals after leading the Spurs to a title ... Wake Forest retired his #21 jersey.

Phil Ford, North Carolina (1975-1978)
One of college basketball's greatest point guards ... Perfected the "Four Corners" offense ... UNC's all-time leading scorer with 2,290 points and third in assists with 753 ... Averaged 18.6 points and 6.1 assists per contest ... Averaged 23.6 points per game in the ACC Tournament during his four-year career ... Was a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team which won the gold medal in Montreal ... Wooden Award winner and three-time All-American (two-time consensus) ... ACC Player of the Year ... Three-time first-team All-ACC and two-time ACC Athlete of the Year ... MVP of ACC Tournament as a freshman ... One of five male athletes to win ACC Athlete of the Year honors twice.

Renaldo Nehemiah, Maryland (1978-1980)
Inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1997 ... Two-time NCAA Champion in the 60-yard high hurdles (1978 and 1979) ... Holds the NCAA record in the 60-yard high hurdles (6.90) set in 1979 ... Five-time All-American in indoor and outdoor track ... All-American in the 440-yard relay (1978) ... ACC Champion in the 60-yard high hurdles in 1978 and 1979, and in the 60-yard dash in 1979 ... Holds three Maryland records in the 100 meters with a time of 10.18 (1978), 200 meters at 20.36 (1979) and the 110-meter high hurdles at 12.91 (1979) ... Became first man ever to break 13 seconds in the 110 high hurdles, running it in 12.91 ... NCAA Champion in the 110 hurdles (1979) ... Won six ACC Championships, named ACC Outdoor Meet Outstanding Performer in 1979 ... Holds the ACC record in the 110-meter hurdles (13.00) set in 1979.

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