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Pete Myers

Pete Myers, American basketball player and coach

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Born
September 15, 1963
Age in 2026
63
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1963

About Pete Myers

Peter Eddie Myers is an American former professional basketball player and a former assistant coach for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team Chicago Bulls. He is most famous for having been Michael Jordan's replacement player during Jordan's stint in baseball. In 1987, Myers played for the Rockford Lightning of the CBA, was named a league All-Star, and won second place in the CBA slam dunk contest. In those 28 games, Myers averaged 19.4 minutes, 7.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists and made 2 starts for the first starts in his NBA career. Myers played all 82 regular season games for the first time in his NBA career and started 81. Jordan returned to the NBA for the first time, replacing Myers in the Bulls starting lineup the next game: March 19, 1995, against the Indiana Pacers.

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Pete Myers timeline

  1. In 1987, Myers played for the Rockford Lightning of the CBA, was named a league All-Star, and won second place in the CBA slam dunk contest.
  2. Jordan returned to the NBA for the first time, replacing Myers in the Bulls starting lineup the next game: March 19, 1995, against the Indiana Pacers.

The world when Pete Myers was born

Pete Myers was born in 1963. 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 1963

  • #1 song"Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer
  • Top movieTom Jones
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookThe Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Clark wins his first Formula One World Championship
  • Top headlinePresident Kennedy assassinated in Dallas on November 22
  • Technology milestoneTouch-tone telephone introduced
  • Defining fadBeatlemania begins
  • Notable inventionLava lamp
  • World population3.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population189.2M

1963 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Pete Myers's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19632026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,100$435,000
Average income$8,200$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.85$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population189.2M341 million

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