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Jackie Robinson was reared in Pasadena, California. An outstanding all-around athlete at Pasadena Junior College and at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he excelled in football, basketball, track, and baseball. He withdrew from UCLA in his third year to help his mother care for the family.
Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972) was the first African-American to play Major League baseball in the Twentieth Century. In April 1947, he broke the decades-old ‘colour line” to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He continued to play for the next 10 years, leading Brooklyn to six pennants and their only World Series Title.
15 de abr. de 2022 · Jackie Robinson’s (1919–1972) entrance into Major League Baseball (MLB) was monumental. Sam Lacy, a sports reporter for the Chicago Defender wrote that by himself, Robinson “represents a weapon far more potent than the combined forces of all our liberal legislation.”. The implication of Lacy’s claim is that Jackie Robinson had the ...
Jackie Robinson El menor de cinco hijos de Mallie McGriff y Jerry Robinson.Cuando tenía catorce meses su familia se trasladó a Pasadena , California . En 1940 entró en UCLA , donde practicó el béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol y atletismo, ganándose gran reputación en el mundo del deporte.
In this clip from JACKIE ROBINSON, Alton Waldon of Brooklyn shares a childhood memory of when he and his school friends me. Clip. March on Washington. 2m 19s.
He remained active in the game as an announcer, and also lent his support to many societal causes. “Jackie Robinson made my success possible,” said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Without him, I would never have been able to do what I did.”. Robinson was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1962. He passed away on Oct. 24, 1972.
25 de sept. de 2019 · [table striped="true" responsive="true"] Background [table striped="true" responsive="true"] To the average man in the average American community, Jackie Robinson was just what the sports pages said he was, no more, no less. He was the first Negro to play baseball in the major leagues. Everybody knew that. . . . In remembering him, I tend to de-emphasize him as a ball player and emphasize him ...
