The Retiring Of Jordan, Gretzky, And Elway In 1999

The year of 1999 took three great athletes from the sports they
dominated. Michael Jordan retired from the game of basketball, Wayne
Gretzky retired from the game of hockey, and John Elway retired from the
game of football. All three gave much to their sports, and the sports
world was sad to see them leave.
Michael Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA
draft. He was selected third. He was the rookie of the year that year, and
also went to the Olympic games to play for the United states. Amazingly
his career stats are so impressive and elongated that they are much to
much to even write less than a term paper on. However, some of his most
impressive accomplishment are ...

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1963 assits, which add up to 2857 career points. He has won
the Hart Trophy, which is the leauge's most valuable player award, the
Art Ross Trophy, which is given to the leauge's highest scorer, the Lady
Byng award, which is given to the most gentlemanly player, and the Lester
Pearson award which is given to the league's most outstanding player. He
won four Stanley Cup titles, and in two of the four he won the Playoff's
MVP award. His nickname "The Great One" signifies his impact on both the
league and hockey fans all around the world. He will always be remembered
for his amazing talent and grace, and will live in the hearts of sports
fans for a very long time.

For seventeen years John Elway made the opposing teams' defensive
players toss and turn all night long on nights before a game against the
Denver Broncos. In his years as a quarterback he accumulated an even 300
passing touchdowns, thirty-three rushing touchdowns, 51, 475 yards passing,
and 3407 yards rushing. He threw for ...

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