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Branch Rickey, a 1904 graduate, was named the most influential figure of the 20th century in sports by ESPN. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, he spearheaded the integration of major league baseball in the 1940s, when he signed Jackie Robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ohio Wesleyan produced this video honoring Branch Rickey in 2011.
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Speech by Branch Rickey for the "One Hundred Percent Wrong Club" banquet, Atlanta, Georgia, January 20, 1956. Broadcast on WERD 860 AM radio. (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Branch Rickey Papers) Rickey describes the problems he felt he faced in the 1940s, when he decided to integrate major league baseball.
Following Jackie Robinson’s signing, team owners secretly voted 15 to 1 (Branch Rickey was the lone dissenter) not to allow Black players in the National or American leagues. Rickey went to Chandler to ask for his support, and the commissioner reportedly responded, “I’ve made up my mind that I’m going to have to meet my maker someday.
Top Ten Moments. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum presents the Top 10 moments in the career of Jackie Robinson: - On October 23, 1945, Robinson was signed to a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers by Branch Rickey. - On April 18, 1946, Robinson debuted with the Montreal Royals of the International League as the starting second ...
Wesley Branch Rickey. Born: December 20, 1881 in Stockdale, Ohio, USA. Died: December 9, 1965 (83 years old) College: Michigan, Ohio Wesleyan. Total Cards: 118. National Baseball Hall of Fame (1967) Tweet. *. *Clicking on this affiliate link and making a purchase can result in this site earning a commission.
1 de ene. de 2007 · Branch Rickey. : Lee Lowenfish. U of Nebraska Press, Jan 1, 2007 - Biography & Autobiography - 683 pages. He was not much of a player and not much more of a manager, but by the time Branch Rickey (1881?1965) finished with baseball, he had revolutionized the sport?not just once but three times. In this definitive biography of Rickey?the man ...
Branch Rickey, 83, Dies in Missouri. COLUMBIA, Mo. Dec. 9--Branch Rickey, a dominant figure in baseball for half a century, died tonight in Boone County Memorial Hospital at the age of 83. He broke the color barrier in the major leagues and developed the farm system.
