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The J ackie Robinson Story. Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball . President Theodore Roosevelt, who died 25 days before Jackie was born was the inspiration for his middle name. .
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Jackie Robinson • Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.
President Theodore Roosevelt, who died 25 days before Jackie was born was the inspiration for his middle name.
He played 4 sports • Baseball • Basketball • Football • Track
Children: Jackie Jr. Sharon David
Positions • First Baseman • Second Baseman • Shortstop
Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. graduated from the same college Harvard University
In 1945, Jackie Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs. He was paid $400 a month (about $5100 today) to play shortstop and eventually was placed in the Negro League All-Star Game that year.
Dodgers teammate Pee Wee Reese defended Jackieagainst violent and nasty racial slurs during his rookie season. Reese famously put his arm around him and said, “You can hate a man for many reasons. Color is not one of them,” as a response to fans shouting racial slurs at Jackie.
In 1956 at the age of 37, Jackie Robinson retiredfrom Major League Baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In 1962, Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jackie was also the first African-American TV sports analyst.
On June 4, 1972, the Dodgers retired Jackie Robinson’s uniform number
Jackie Robinson died of a heart attack on October 24, 1972 in Stamford, Connecticut, at the age 53.
April 15, 2004, became known as Jackie Robinson Day and all uniformed players in Major League Baseball have to wear number 42 on their jerseys to honor Robinson’s memory to the sport.
Awards: • Major League Baseball All-Century Team • National League Most Valuable Player Award • Presidential Medal of Freedom
