James Raymond Jordan Sr. was born in 1936, in Wallace, North Carolina. In 1957 he married Deloris Peoples and had five children James Jr. (Ronnie), Deloris, Larry, Michael, and Roslyn Jordan. He also was a part of the airforce. After moving to New York to receive training as a mechanic under a GI bill later relocated back to North Carolina, Wilmington. He was an avid sports fan and almost went pro baseball, he imparted his love for sports to his sons and became one of Michael Jordan's biggest influences in his basketball career. In the height of Michael Jordan's reign in basketball in the 1990's the unthinkable took place. After making a trip to Wilmington for a co-worker's funeral James went missing. He was expected to go to Chicago to attend a golf tournament with Michael. Just short of his 57th birthday in 1993, James was found deceased and his car abandoned. The police captured the perpetrators quickly, but this story is not as open and shut as many think. Join us to unpack the story of the man who was behind one of the greatest basketball players of all time.