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Tim Jordan may not have the name recognition nationally that someone like Shannon Sharpe or Pervis Ellison, but he has made as much of an impact with the local community. Coming to Savannah to play football at Savannah State, Jordan has found a home in the city and has championed countless students and garnered over 500 wins in his coaching career. On this episode of Difference Makers, Jordan discusses deciding to come to Savannah, his athletic career, some of the best ball players he has seen come through the city and what he does to coach and mentor his players.

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(10:15): Coming to Savannah for school

(15:23): Joining the staff at Savannah High School

• Photos: Tim Jordan through the years at Savannah High (SMN, Dec. 14, 2018)

(22:06): Best basketball player he has seen in Savannah

• NBA's Kwame Brown gives back (SMN, June 16, 2011)
• Savannah Hall of Fame 2016 class includes former basketball star Pervis Ellison (SMN, April 19, 2016)

(27:12): Jordan's coaching style and the coaches he has influenced

• Utaff Gordon takes over as Johnson basketball coach (SMN, June 20, 2012)
• A day to remember for Jenkins' Bakari Bryant (SMN, March 8, 2015)

(35:00): Mentoring kids today

(38:09): Changes in coaching high school sports, and just prep sports in general, since he started

• Savannah High boys basketball coach Tim Jordan earns 500th career victory (SMN, Dec. 14, 2018)

(52:46): 2019 season in Savannah

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