On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson trotted out to first base for ... However, executive positions weren't enough for the former athlete, whose competitive juices had him itching to get back ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

He wrote the following piece for USA TODAY. Jackie Robinson is the ultimate American hero in a class by himself of not only athletes, but of all Americans. He was a four-sport athlete with high ...

Sunny Chang: I hope people realize that Jackie Robinson’s impact goes so far beyond baseball. He wasn’t just an athlete — he was a leader, a civil rights advocate, a businessman, and a ...

After all, during a Black History Month event, Trump said the White House would build a statue of Jackie Robinson along with other deceased black athletes such as Muhammad Ali and Kobe Bryant.

On Tuesday, all across the baseball world, Jackie Robinson Day commemorations will ... was made possible by the system that forbade Black athletes like him from playing in MLB.

Robinson served in the Army during World War II. Passan's post read in full: This used to be the URL for a story on the @DeptofDefense website about Jackie Robinson's time in the Army. The story ...