Jackie Robinson Bio (Biography)
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Jackie Robinson was a Major League Baseball player. He was the first black player in modern Major League Baseball, joining the major league in 1947. Besides his historical significance, Jackie Robinson is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and was also politically active in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Jackie Robinson was born in Cario, Georgia in the year 1919. His birthday is the thirty first of January. When he was one years old, his family was abandoned by his father, and his mother took her five children to Pasadena, California. When Jackie Robinson was sixteen, he attended John Muir High School and excelled in sports, playing baseball, football, basketball, tennis and track & field. Jackie Robinson went to Pasadena Junior College where he played in football, baseball and the broad jump. He then went on to play for over ten years in the Negro Leagues, during a time when professional baseball was segregated.
In 1946, Jackie Robinson was assigned to the Montreal Royals by the Brooklyn Dodgers. His strong performance in his season with the Royals caused the Dodgers to bring him to play for them in the Major League. At first Jackie Robinson's assignment to the Dodgers drew much harassment from the fans and the other players. However, shortstop Pee Wee Reese stood up for him, famously putting his arm around Jackie Robinson during a rookie year game when he was being heckled by fans. That year, Jackie Robinson won the first Rookie of the Year Award ever granted, which has since been also known as the Jackie Robinson Award. In subsequent years, Jackie Robinson would win the Most Valuable Player Award. He retired from baseball in 1956 when the Dodgers sold his contract to the New York Giants. After retirement, Jackie Robinson campaigned for politicians including Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon. He also supported Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. Jackie Robinson died from heart problems on October 24, 1972.
Jackie Robinson remains one of the most famous historical baseball players. Jackie Robinson's number, 42, was retired by Major League Baseball in 1997 out of respect for Jackie Robinson's numerous achievements.
Jackie Robinson was born in Cario, Georgia in the year 1919. His birthday is the thirty first of January. When he was one years old, his family was abandoned by his father, and his mother took her five children to Pasadena, California. When Jackie Robinson was sixteen, he attended John Muir High School and excelled in sports, playing baseball, football, basketball, tennis and track & field. Jackie Robinson went to Pasadena Junior College where he played in football, baseball and the broad jump. He then went on to play for over ten years in the Negro Leagues, during a time when professional baseball was segregated.
In 1946, Jackie Robinson was assigned to the Montreal Royals by the Brooklyn Dodgers. His strong performance in his season with the Royals caused the Dodgers to bring him to play for them in the Major League. At first Jackie Robinson's assignment to the Dodgers drew much harassment from the fans and the other players. However, shortstop Pee Wee Reese stood up for him, famously putting his arm around Jackie Robinson during a rookie year game when he was being heckled by fans. That year, Jackie Robinson won the first Rookie of the Year Award ever granted, which has since been also known as the Jackie Robinson Award. In subsequent years, Jackie Robinson would win the Most Valuable Player Award. He retired from baseball in 1956 when the Dodgers sold his contract to the New York Giants. After retirement, Jackie Robinson campaigned for politicians including Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon. He also supported Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. Jackie Robinson died from heart problems on October 24, 1972.
Jackie Robinson remains one of the most famous historical baseball players. Jackie Robinson's number, 42, was retired by Major League Baseball in 1997 out of respect for Jackie Robinson's numerous achievements.