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Dan Jansen Olympic Speed SkatingGold Medalist Career Highlights:One of the world’s most prolific speed skaters, Dan Jansen is best known for winning a gold medal in his final Olympic speed skating race after suffering through years of disappointment and heartbreak...Four days after yet another heartbreaking fall in the 500 meters at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, Jansen finally won the gold medal he so deserved in the 1,000 meters…A four-time Olympic team member, he was an eight-time World record holder in both the 500 meters and 1,000 meters…Jansen was also the winner of 20 World Championship medals and was a seven-time Overall World Cup champion and two-time World Sprint champion…In his career, he posted 46 World Cup victories and more than 75 World Cup medals...Long considered the best speed skater in the world, Jansen had fallen out of medal contention after slipping in both the 1988 Olympics in Calgary and the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics…Between the 1992 and 1994 Olympics, he had the distinction of being the only man to break 36 seconds in the 500 meters, doing so four times in those years…He took his victory lap in Lillehammer carrying his daughter Jane…Jane was named after Dan’s beloved sister, who died of leukemia the morning of the 500 meters at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary…Jansen was winner of the Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Award and the AAU’s James E. Sullivan Award in 1994…He earned world record times in both the 1,000 meters (1:12.43) and 500 meters (35.76) in 1994...Jansen was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004…An accomplished motivational speaker, Jansen has delivered more than 500 inspirational presentations…He was a speed skating commentator at the last four Olympic Winter Games...Jansen also was the skating coach for the NHL Chicago Blackhawks from 2005-2007…He also oversees the Dan Jansen Foundation in memory of his sister, with the purpose of fighting leukemia. Dale Jarrett NASCAR Driver Career Highlights:Dale Jarrett is one of the most esteemed drivers in NASCAR history...Racing is in the family bloodline as Jarrett is the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National champion Ned Jarrett and the father of former Busch Series racer Jason Jarrett…Upon high school graduation, Dale Jarrett was offered a full golf scholarship to the University of South Carolina, but declined to follow his passion of racing…In his career, he competed in almost 700 races over an incredible 30-year career…A three-time Daytona 500 winner, Jarrett spent his early years honing his skills on short local tracks such as his hometown track, Hickory Motor Speedway, driving in late model series events…He eventually transitioned to the NASCAR Busch Series in 1984 and began competing full-time in 1987...Jarrett captured his first win in NASCAR’s top series at Michigan International Speedway in 1991…His big break came in 1993 when he won the Daytona 500, where his father, Ned, was in the television booth calling his son to the finish line in a close battle with legendary driver Dale Earnhardt…In 1995, Jarrett won at Pocono in July, along with nine other top-five and 14 top-10 finishes that year…His 1996 season started strong when he won the Bud Shootout at Daytona...Jarrett nearly replicated his earlier win at the Daytona 500 by again beating Earnhardt to the line for his second victory in the season-opening event…He won three more times in 1996, including the prestigious Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to close the year with 17 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes, and a then-career best third in the point standings…For the next 10 years, Jarrett raced into the NASCAR record books with many emotional wins to the crowning achievement, the 1999 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship…He was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998 and also was honored with the 2004 USG Person of the Year Award…In 2008 Jarrett transitioned into the broadcast booth and is currently the lead racing analyst on ESPN broadcasts. Michael Jordan NBA Hall of Famer Career Highlights:Michael Jordan, considered the greatest basketball player of all time, is also one of the most recognizable athletes in the sporting world...In his storied career, Jordan guided the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles, and the University of North Carolina to the 1982 NCAA Championship...A brief listing of his other top accomplishments include:Rookie of the Year; Five-time NBA MVP; Six-time NBA Finals MVP; Ten-time All-NBA First Team; Nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team; NBA Defensive Player of the Year; 14-time NBA All-Star; Three-time NBA All-Star MVP; 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; Ten scoring titles – an NBA record and seven consecutive matching Wilt Chamberlain; Retired with the NBA’ s highest scoring average of 30.1 point per game; and Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009...Jordan finished his NBA career playing in 1,072 games, in an amazing 41,011 minutes, 32,292 points, 5,633 assists and 6,672 rebounds...Throughout his career, he won numerous awards including 1991 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, 2000 ESPY Athlete of the Century, and 1990’s Male Athlete Decade Award…Jordan was a member of the 1984 and 1992 Olympic gold medal basketball teams…He also had a brief stint in baseball when he signed with baseball’s Chicago White Sox in 1994 and played for its AA affiliate Birmingham Barons that season…He was twice named NCAA Player of the Year while at the University of North Carolina….Jordan won the 1984 John Wooden Award, 1984 Adolph Rupp Trophy and was named the 1984 USBWA College Player of the Year and 1984 -Naismith College Player of the Year…Off the court, Jordan has proven to be a successful businessman and has transitioned into team ownership….On March 17, 2010 the NBA approved Jordan’s purchase of the Charlotte Bobcats, making him the first former NBA player to ever become a majority owner of a league franchise…As a businessman, Jordan’s Brand with Nike has been an innovator of athletic shoes and apparel and a market leader…In 2004, Jordan formed Michael Jordan Motorsports, due to his passion for motorcycle racing….Other business ventures include many thriving restaurants…Jordan supports many charitable causes and his annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitation golf tournament has raised more than $2 million since its inception. 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