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Jackie Robinson
Before the Major League
This person is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Born in Cairo, Georgia, Robinson moved with his mother and siblings to Pasadena, California in 1920, after his father deserted the family. At the University of California, Los Angeles, he was a star player of football, basketball, track, and baseball; the only athlete in UCLA history to letter in four different sports. He played with Kenny Washington, who would become one of the first black players in the National Football League since the early 1930s. Robinson also met his future wife, Rachel, at UCLA. His brother Matthew "Mack" Robinson (1912-2000) competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, finishing second in the 200-meter sprint behind Jesse Owens.
After leaving UCLA his senior year, Robinson enlisted in the US Army during World War II. He trained with the segregated U.S. 761st Tank Battalion. Initially refused entry to Officer Candidate School, he fought for it and eventually was accepted, graduating as a first lieutenant. While training at Fort Hood, Texas, Robinson refused to go to the back of a bus. He was court-martialed for insubordination, and therefore never shipped out to Europe with his unit. He received an honorable discharge in 1944, after being acquitted of all charges at the court-martial.
Jackie played baseball in 1944 for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American League where he caught the eye of Clyde Sukeforth, a scout working for Branch Rickey.
Number originally retired June 4, 1972 Retired throughout North American baseball April 15, 1997
Jackie Robinson
Position 2B (748 games)3B (356 games)1B (197 games)OF (162 games)SS (1 game)
MLB Seasons 10
Team(s) Brooklyn Dodgers
Debut April 15, 1947
Final Game September 30, 1956
Total Games 1,382 batting1,364 fielding
NL Pennants 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956
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