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Jackie Robinson was born.
He was born in Cario GA into a famkily of four other siblings. His father left them when he was only a few months old. -
He played semi pro football.
in 1935 until the start of his baseball carrer, he played semi pro football for the Honolulu Bears in Hawaii -
He played multiple sports.
While attending UCLA he did baseball, basketball, football and track. -
He won a few college awards.
In 1941 he was named to the All-American football team. -
Finacial problems in college.
in 1941 he was forced to drop out of UCLA due to financial hardship -
He made it to the big leagues.
He Played in the mlb with the Dodgers from 1942 untill 1956 -
He played many different positions.
He didnt just play outfield, he also played first base, infield, seconf base, and shortstop -
Alot of nasty threats we adressed to him.
Since he was the first african american to play baseball, he got a lot of death threats and hidous insults. -
He led the league in batting average.
His batting average was .342. -
He won rookie of the year.
in 1947 he won rookie of the year -
He was great at stealing bases.
he was great at stealing bases and in 1948 in a home game against the Boston Braves he stole home. -
He achieved many awards
He was awarded with the Mlb All century team in 1999
National leauge MVP in 1949 -
After baseball, he became a politition.
in early 1957 he became a spokesperson for the National Association for the Advancment of Colored People -
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His life came to an end in October.
he passed away at his home in North Stamford, Stamford CT
