Lawrence Taylor discusses friendship with Michael Jordan

Posted Jun 14, 2020
After being drafted second overall in the 1981 NFL Draft, Lawrence Taylor returned to school to finish up that summer. It was there that he met Michael Jordan, an incoming freshman who was getting ready to play his first year for legendary basketball coach Dean Smith, and the relationship between the two future sports icons began to blossom. (New York Giants)

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