Robinson was the first African American to ever play professional baseball and changed many people’s lives, but nothing came easy for him as he was tormented, abused, and heckled night in and night out. In 1946 history was made; Jackie Robinson became the first ever player to play in a professional baseball game with an African American in it. This was a big for the sport and country as many did not agree with this. For Robinson, he was excited to get the…
“Jackie Robinson” In http://m.mlb.com/player/121314/jackie-robinson it says, “Jackie Robinson became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Throughout his decades-long career, Robinson distinguished himself as one of the game's most talented and exciting players, recording an impressive .311 career batting average. He was also a vocal civil rights activist. He died in Connecticut in 1972 from heart problems and diabetes complication.…
In 1947, he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. His team held a petition against him for not joining the team. Branch Rickey let him join the team, despite what the players said. In 1949, Jackie won the MVP award on his team. In one game, he was insulted, and instead of retaliating with his fists, he retaliated with his bat and got to first.…
Jackie joins the negro baseball league the monarchs in 1944. 1945 he signs the contract to the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1946 he gets married to Rachel. Jackie gets named the MVP for baseball. 1950-1952 he has two kids named Sharon and David.…
Jackie Robinson April 15, 1947 is the day that one of the most important events in American history took place. The impact Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered. On April 15 each season, every team in the majors celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in honor of when he truly broke the color barrier in baseball, becoming the first African-American player in the 20th century to take the field in the big leagues. He opened the door for many others and will forever be appreciated for his contribution to the game. Jackie Robinson took the biggest risk that any young black man could take during the late 1940’s, when he became the first black person play on a professional team.…
His mother would not let the white people run them off. Jackie went to middle school at Washington Middle School. He went to high school at John Muir High School. Jackie played football when he went to college at UCLA. After college Jackie played with the Honolulu football, team but that was cut short by a entry into ww2 .…
One teammate who was nice to him was Pee Wee Reese. They became freinds. Robinson helped the dodgers win the World Series in 1955. He quit baseball in 1956. In 1962 he was elected to the Hall of Fame.…
Quickly later Jackie’s family moved to Pasadena, California. Jackie was the youngest of five children, Edgar, Frank, Matthew, Wilma Mae, and then Jackie. Robinson graduated from John Muir Technical High School, and then went to Pasadena Junior College. After junior college Jackie was accepted into The University of California at Los Angeles, or U.C.L.A. Jackie Robinson was U.C.L.A’s first to ever achieve a letter in each sport they played! Jackie got four letters.…
When Jackie robinson joined the major league not only was he the first african player but he also was brooklyn's hero. During the film i came across a lot of factual information about Jackie Robinson. It was a fact that Jackie Robinson played in baseball in 1947 in brooklyn dodgers and become the greatest baseball player.…
Jackie Robinson was dark skin,dark hair ,tall ,and medium, He was really confident in baseball Jackie Robinson changed the game of baseball because he broke barriers to get to where he was. He was the first the first black person to play on the Major League of Baseball. He always played hard every time he was on the field even when he was injured, He didn't get angry at the other coaches when they called him names. Jackie had to stay calm when that happened or else the umpires would ejected him from the game if he did something to the coaches because he was a different race.…
The whole Dodgers team was hated for having an African American on the team. Jackie also faced death threats towards himself, family, and even teammates. Some of the other members on the team received some just for being on the same team as…
He displayed great courage and strength in dealing with the struggles of racial equality. During the games people would boo him and call him names. They would even throw things at him as he walked to the field. But Jackie didn’t care. “Life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”( http://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/quojckr.shtml) Jackie wanted to make the worlds-view racial inequality differently so he and other young players could play baseball.…
He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the first acknowledged black player to perform in the majors. Jackie Robinson went on to be the first to win a batting title. The first to win the most…
Robinson served as a second Lieutenant in the United States army from 1942 to 1944. Robinson finally played his first major league game with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Jackie Robinson changed the world in sports and through helping the…
Never in baseball has a number been more cherished and respected than the number 42. Today it has become a national icon – a symbol of the past and a treasured reminder for the future. Jackie Robinson changed the game of baseball forever, becoming the first African-American to enter the major leagues with the help of Branch Rickey, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The movie 42: The Jackie Robinson Story richly displays the career, involving the highs and lows, of Jackie Robinson, and his emergence as one of the influential and trailblazing baseball players of all time.…