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Jackie Robinson birthday
Jackie robinson was born on jan 31 1919, in cairo GA -
Jackie Robinson growing up
Jackie was one kid of 5 he didn't have a dad so his mom did everything they was the only black family on they block. -
school career
He attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California, and Pasadena Junior College, where he was an excellent athlete and played four sports: football, basketball, track and baseball. -
when he was in college
he went to Pasadena City college and was the man there in sports before getting transferred to UCLA from a athletic scholarship. family issues made his leave school before earning his degree 1937-1941 -
life after college
After leaving UCLA he played on several semi-professional baseball and football teams. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, he was drafted in the U.S. Army. Due to pressure to abolish segregation in the military, Robinson was one of the first African-Americans to be commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army. -
conflict
racial problems still existed and he was involved in an unfortunate bus incident, where he was told to move to the back of the bus, because of his race. When he refused, he was subsequently arrested and nearly thrown out of the miliatary by court martial. -
after leaving the military
After leaving the military, Robinson continued his baseball career, first in the Negro Leagues, where he signed in 1945 to play for the Kansas City Monarchs. after being scouted by the dodgers he faced many racial slurs during his career in major league baseball, but also had many supporters. However, he faced them with class and never did or said anything to bring shame on him or the Dodger baseball organization. -
accomplishments
Robinson spent the next ten years in baseball, retiring on January 5, 1957. During the time spent in baseball, Robinson excelled as a player being named to six All Star games, participated in six World Series and had a career .311 batting average and being named rookie of the year his rookie season. In 1962, he was the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. -
after baseball
After retiring, Robinson worked on the NAACP’s “Fight for Freedom,” a fundraising and advocacy campaign aimed at abolishing segregation and discrimination by 1963, according to the Library of Congress. -
How he died the end of jackie robinson
Robinson died from heart problems and diabetes complications on October 24, 1972, in Stamford, Connecticut. He was 53 years old.
