Mike Jackson (basketball)

Mike Jackson, American basketball player

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Born: July 31, 1949
Age in 2026: 77
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1949

About Mike Jackson (basketball)

Michael Jackson (born July 31, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. After a collegiate career at the Cal State University Los Angeles where he was an All-Pacific Coast Athletic Association second-team selection in 1972, Jackson was selected in both the 1972 ABA draft and 1972 NBA draft. Jackson played at Hancock Junior College (now called Allan Hancock College) to start his collegiate career. He was named a junior college All-American before enrolling at Cal State Los Angeles to play the final two years of his collegiate career.

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The world when Mike Jackson (basketball) was born

Mike Jackson (basketball) was born in 1949. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1949

#1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
Top movieAll the King's Men
Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
Top headlineNATO established
Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
Defining fadSilly Putty
Notable inventionSilly Putty
World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mike Jackson (basketball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1949	2026
Gas	$0.27	$3.45/gal
Average home	$8,400	$435,000
Average income	$5,000	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.46	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	149.2M	341 million

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