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The New York Public School system has named a middle school after Robinson, [310] and Dorsey High School plays at a Los Angeles football stadium named after him. [311] His home in Brooklyn, the Jackie Robinson House, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, [312] and Brooklyn residents sought to turn his home into a city landmark. [313]
Jackie Robinson; Personal information; Born May 20, 1955 (age 69) Los Angeles, California: Nationality: American: Listed height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Listed weight: 210 lb (95 kg) Career information; High school: Morningside (Inglewood, California) College: UNLV (1973–1978) NBA draft: 1978: 4th round, 67th overall pick: Selected by the Houston ...
The grandson of a slave, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Ga. After his father left, his mother moved the family to Calif., where Jackie excelled in high school sports.
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Robinson was a graduate of Baylor University in Waco Texas. Afterward, he studied at Southwestern Seminary, Temple University and the New College, University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and obtained a doctorate in theology. [2] Robinson was an All-American basketball player, 1946–1948, while at Baylor University.
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The foundation was founded by Rachel Robinson, the wife of Jackie, in 1973, a couple of months after his death. The foundation provides four-year college scholarships in conjunction with a comprehensive set of skills and opportunities to disadvantaged students of color to ensure their success in college and to develop their leadership potential.
The Courier offered to pay for Smith to travel with Robinson, who had to stay in separate hotels from his teammates due to segregation policies prevalent at the time. Smith traveled with Robinson in the minor leagues in 1946 and with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. [3] In 1948, Smith released his book, Jackie Robinson: My Own Story.