Alright, folks, let’s talk about Michael Jordan’s hair, or the lack of it. The other day I got it in my head to figure out exactly when Jordan went bald. I mean, he’s such an icon, and that bald head is part of his whole look, right?
So, I started digging around. First, I hit up Google, just a simple search: “when did Michael Jordan go bald?” I scrolled through a bunch of articles, and the main thing I kept seeing was the year 1989. That seemed to be the magic number. Most websites agreed that this was the year Jordan ditched the hair.
But I wasn’t just going to take their word for it. I wanted to be sure, you know? So I started looking for old photos and videos of him. I found some pictures from his early days in the NBA, back when he had a bit of an afro, a kind of a buzz cut thing. He looked so young!
- Then, I found some pics from around 1987, 1988, and you could start to see it – his hairline was starting to recede. It was definitely moving back. Some folks online were saying he started shaving his head during his first MVP season, which was ’87-’88. That made sense when I looked at the pictures.
- Next, I jumped over to YouTube and watched some old game footage from around that time. It was harder to tell for sure because, you know, he’s moving around so fast. But yeah, in some of the close-ups, it sure looked like he was shaving it close.
So, after all that digging, I feel pretty confident saying that Michael Jordan started shaving his head in the late 1980s, probably around 1989. It seems like he was losing his hair and just decided to go for the clean-shaven look. And honestly, it worked for him. He became even more iconic after that. His bald head became a statement, a fashion trend even. It’s amazing how one person can change things like that. It’s wild!
Anyway, that’s my little deep dive into the history of Michael Jordan’s baldness. Hope you found it as interesting as I did!
