Michael "Air" Jordan is an NBA icon known for playing above the rim. For decades kids and players have been buying his "Air Jordan" brand sneakers hoping to put them on and magically "Be Like Mike". So many that he is the first professional player to become a billionaire. This speaks volumes because Jordan did not earn anywhere half that amount via his NBA salary.
Wilt Chamberlain played many years before Michael Jordan and his accomplishments are so incredible that fans come up wirh excuse as to why any of it could be possible. Fortunately, virtually ALL of Wilt Chamberlains credentials are verifiable and on video. Wilt still has 72 NBA records for a real reason.
Coming out of college and into the NBA combine Michael Jordan recorded a 42 inch vertical leap, not the other nonsense currently on blog sites. His 42" vertical was amazing and the same as Julius "Dr.J Evring's. This also made sense considering David "Skywalker" Thompson (44"), Dominique "Human Highlight Film" Wilkins, and Darrell "Dr. Dunkenstein" Griffith were all clearly on a vertical level above Jordan. In fact, at one point Darrell Griffith was in the Guiness Book of World Records for the highest vertical jump at 48 inches.
Ironically, he was tied with Wilt Chamberlain in both rhe Guiness Book records as well as currently in NBA records. How is that possible? Most people never realized that Wilt Chamberlain was a two sport athlete in both high achool and college. His sports were basketball and track & field, more specifically the high jump.
Currently, Wilt Chamberlain still holds his high school's (Overbrook HS) high jump record when at 6'11" he jumped over a 6'11" bar. Furthermore, in college (Kansas University) Wilt Chamberlain grew to 7' and became a 7' plus high jumper. Consequently he became a two time NCAA high jump champion. Unless someone can prove otherwise this made Wilt Chamberlain the first and only seven foot athlete to ever jump over his own head.
Therefore, despite public perception Michael Jordan could not jump as high as Wilt Chamberlain. His actual recorded vertical was 6 inches lower, and although Jordan has amazing arial highlights, there is not proof that he could jump over his own head (6'6"). MJ jumping an additional six inches is not realistic to believe.
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