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Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.
Jackie Robinson (born May 20, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. Career. A 6'6" forward from UNLV, Robinson played in the National ...
Robert Jackson Robinson (April 26, 1927 – February 8, 2022), nicknamed "Jack" or "Jackie", was an American Baptist pastor, theologian and college basketball player who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
The Dodgers and Nationals were joined by Ayo Robinson, a granddaughter of Jackie and Rachel Robinson who was born after his death in 1972. Her father is David Robinson.
Rachel and Robinson married on February 10, 1946, [1] the year before he broke into the big leagues. They had three children, named Jackie Robinson Jr. (1946–1971), who died in an automobile crash in 1971 at age 24, Sharon Robinson (born 1950) and David Robinson (born 1952), who currently has ten children. [3]
Jackie Robinson Day honors the first Black player in modern baseball to take the field. On Opening Day 75 years ago, Jackie Robinson's debut made history.
Former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine was teammates with Jackie Robinson from 1948 to 1956. He recalls his relationship with the man who broke baseball's color barrier.
The Brooklyn Dodgers broke the 63-year color line when they started future Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson at first base on Opening Day, April 15, 1947. The Boston Red Sox were the last team to break the line, when they inserted Pumpsie Green as an eighth-inning pinch runner in a July 21, 1959 game at Chicago.