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Own cards featuring Michael Jordan's 4 different jersey numbers

Cards featuring the four different jersey numbers that Michael Jordan wore throughout his career.
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Collecting Michael Jordan memorabilia should, by it’s nature, also act as a record of history. Your collection should document the career of one of the greatest sportsmen of our time while at the same time providing you with an entertaining hobby.

One aspect of Jordan’s career that is easy to incorporate into your collection is his varying jersey numbers. Over his career as a sportsman Jordan wore four jersey numbers featured on cards: 23, 9, 45 and 12.

TL;DR - let's see those Jordans!

Jordan cards featuring jersey numbers 23, 9, 45 and 12.

Jersey number 23

We all know this jersey number. It is a number that is now immortal due to Jordan’s influence on the sporting world. Almost all Jordan cards feature him wearing this number. Jordan wore the number 23 in each of the Laney High Bucs, North Carolina Tarheels, Chicago Bulls, Eastern Conference All-Stars and Washington Wizards.

Michael Jordan High School Cards
Michael Jordan High School Cards
Cards featuring Michael Jordan playing for his high school in the Laney Bucs.
Michael Jordan College Cards
Michael Jordan College Cards
Cards featuring Michael Jordan playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
93-94 Michael Jordan Scoring Kings
93-94 Michael Jordan Scoring Kings
One of the greatest Jordan cards of all time. An explosion of Jordan's aggression and purple tinged foil on the perfect background.
84-85 Star Co Michael Jordan XRC
84-85 Star Co Michael Jordan XRC
The True Michael Jordan Rookie Card - the Michael Jordan Star #101
86-87 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie Card
86-87 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie Card
The most recognisable trading card of all time.
86-87 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie Sticker
86-87 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie Sticker
A sticker from the same set as the 86 Fleer rookie card with the same pack distribution.
03-04 Michael Jordan Die-Cut All-Star
03-04 Michael Jordan Die-Cut All-Star
A classic design from 1994 is back and this time sporting a Jordan card.
02-03 Michael Jordan Beam Team
02-03 Michael Jordan Beam Team
Topps Stadium Club resurrect the Beam Team insert with this nice silver foil edition.

Jersey number 9

As a member of the 1984 and 1992 USA basketball olympic teams Jordan wore the number 9. Some say this was derived by adding 4 and 5 (45 was, Michael’s brother and idol, Larry Jordan’s jersey number). You can own a 1984 and a 1992 Jordan olympic card which features Jordan in this jersey.

84 Michael Jordan Olympic Team
84 Michael Jordan Olympic Team
Featuring Jordan in his first appearance in the US olympic basketball team.
84-85 Star Co Michael Jordan Gold Medalist
84-85 Star Co Michael Jordan Gold Medalist
Jordan's first appearance in the US olympic team featured on a trading card as the gold medalist.
86 Star Co Michael Jordan Olympian
86 Star Co Michael Jordan Olympian
Card number 3 in the Star Co Michael Jordan set features Jordan as a member of the 1984 US Olympic team.
91-92 Skybox Michael Jordan USA Olympic Team
91-92 Skybox Michael Jordan USA Olympic Team
Featuring Jordan as a member of the 1992 US Olympic team.

45

Upon moving onto a short baseball career and then on returning to the NBA in 1994, Jordan wore the number 45. He wore this number until 1996 when he returned to his famous number 23. You can own the 94-95 Skybox N-Tense and 94-95 Topps Finest cards to add Jordan wearing this number to your collection. Jordan wore the number 45 in the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team and briefly for the Chicago Bulls upon his return in the 1994-95 season. It should be noted that Jordan wore number 35 for the Scottsdale Scorpions also, however I cannot find any cards featuring this as yet.

94 Classic Michael Jordan Birmingham Barons
94 Classic Michael Jordan Birmingham Barons
We got a Classic card of Michael Jordan playing for the Barons in 1994.
94 Fleer Pro Cards Michael Jordan Birmingham Barons
94 Fleer Pro Cards Michael Jordan Birmingham Barons
Fleer Michael Jordan baseball card released in 1994.
94-95 Topps Finest Michael Jordan Refractor
94-95 Topps Finest Michael Jordan Refractor
The design and colours of the 1994-95 Topps Finest set really show off the refractor technology - they are stunning in hand. Here's Jordan wearing the only refractor of Jordan in the #45 jersey.
94-95 Michael Jordan N-Tense
94-95 Michael Jordan N-Tense
Bold, bright, embossed, stunning in hand 1994-95 insert featuring Jordan in the #45 jersey.

12

Jordan wore the number 12 in one game in 1990 while playing in the Chicago Bulls. His jersey was stolen from the locker room just before the game and he had to use 12 as a replacement. As luck would have it, 1990-91 Hoops set features a card for Sam Vincent from this game. Michael Jordan is looking for a rebound in the foreground wearing the number 12 jersey.

90-91 Hoops Sam Vincent - Jordan wearing number 12 jersey shadow card
90-91 Hoops Sam Vincent - Jordan wearing number 12 jersey shadow card
Jordan wearing the number 12 jersey after his was stolen pre-game Feb 14 1990.

Good luck tracking down and adding some of the Jordan historic jersey number cards to your collection.