Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Read about his stats, family, death, ...

Not viewing Jackie Robinson through the prism of race is like not viewing food through the prism of taste. Yes, Robinson was many things besides a Black man who broke a sport’s color barrier ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a ... Junior College — now Pasadena City College — and was a four-sport star in baseball, football, basketball and track and field.

Robinson, best remembered for integrating major league baseball, also left behind an impressive record as a crusader for African American rights after he hung up his cleats.

Jackie Robinson didn't just change baseball — he ... Robinson was not only a multi-sport athlete but an Army lieutenant who challenged segregation in the military and an unapologetic advocate ...

It is unlikely that today’s Jackie Robinson would have made his living in baseball. His best sport was football, and today’s prep football players are year-round warriors. He might have ...

Born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919, Jackie Robinson grew up in Pasadena, California. He was an athletic wizard at John Muir High School — good-to-great at every sport he tried ...

It’s a collection of amazing things that people really associate with Jackie Robinson." MLB officially retired Robinson's No. 42 jersey across the sport in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anniversary ...

Jack Roosevelt Robinson was a legend in baseball. A 2nd baseman, he was responsible for breaking the color barrier and segregation in baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in MLB.

His debut on April 15, 1947, ended 80 years of segregation in the sport. It’s celebrated at every major league park hosting games that day. It was first held in 2004. Who was Jackie Robinson?

THE NOW 90 YEAR OLD REMEMBERS BEING JACKIE ROBINSON’S FIRST BAT BOY, A PRO BASEBALL PLAYER WHO CHANGED THE SPORT FOREVER. NOT ONLY DID HE BREAK THE RACIAL BARRIER FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ...