It was 1981, a time period so different from the world today.
Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt a few months after being sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. The first Space Shuttle launched, and Reagan appointed the first woman, Sandra Day O'Connor, to the Supreme Court. MTV went on air for the first time, debuting “Video Killed the Radio Star'' by The Buggles. And Michael Jordan was just a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
But the future Charlotte Hornets owner wasn’t the only one who began a legendary career at the first public university.