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Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born
He Was Named Jack but his nickname is Jackie. He was born in the town of "Cairo",a town in Georgia. -
Got married to Rachel Issum
Got Married on the 10th of Febuary in 1946.They had a son named jackie Jr. -
He broke the color barrier
He broke the color barrier in 1947,by becoming the first African-American to play in the National Baseball League -
Jackie got drafted to the Brooklyn Dodgers
The President of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Ricky wanted to draft jackie onto his team in 1947.Mr.Ricky wanted to break the color barrier. -
Led the league in many achievements
Led the National League in stolen bases,and batting average.Got named to the all-star team. -
Named MVP for his first time
Helped the brooklyn dodgers win a pennent by one game and was named MVP(Most Vaulable Player) for many years. This is a very hard award to get. -
He Led second basemen double plays.
He Led in double plays in 1950,1951,and 1952 -
National All-star team for many years
Was in the All-star league where the best players get drafted to a team with the best players and play against other teams.He was on the all-star team from 1950-1954. -
Jackie's Retirment
Jackie retired in 1956. After retirment he went on to open up a bar in Brooklyn and lived a happy life.He continued on to watch his own team -
He got his name into the Hall of Fame
He got elected into the MLB Hall of Fame for being an outstanding baseball player. The Hall of Fame is the place for the all around best players. Only the greatest baseball players get into the Hall of Fame. This is a huge award. -
He got to throw out the first pitch for the 25th anniversary
Shortly before Jackie died he got to throw the first pitch of the game of celebration for the 25th Anniversary of the MLB -
His Death
Jackie Died on 24th 1972. Many of him formal teamates went to his funeral. A short time after he threw the first pitch at the 25th anniversary of the MLB,he later passed away.
