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Jackie as a baby
http://www.biography.com/people/jackie-robinson-9460813#synopsisJackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919. -
Jackie Robinson in school
Jackie went to Washington Middle School and went to John Muir High School and went to UCLA. He went to UCLA from 1939-1949. -
Hired to play semi-pro football
After UCLA, Jackie was hired to play semi-pro football with the Honolulu Bears. Their first exhibition game was in Pearl Harbor. Jackie left Honolulu, just two days before the Japanese attacked. He was actually on the ship Lurline on his way home when Congress formally declared war. -
Why did Jackie get drafted ?
Jackie Robinson was choosen to break the color barrier because Ricky saw a lot of applications and saw Jackies, and was interested in him because he stood out from all of the other people canadits that was also negros. -
Jackie Robinson First Child
Robinson met his wife during his senior year at UCLA in 1941 who was Rachel Islum. Their first son was named, Jacie Robinson Jr. Later then the Robinsons had a daughter and another son. -
When Jackie Robinson went to baseball
Jackie first played in a negro leage and was a good player. then Branch Rickey drafted Jackie in the MLB, Jackie tryed out for the Red Sox but they did not want him so he went to the Brooklyn Doogers. -
Jackie going to the world series
Jackie went to the world series with Pee Wee Reease in 1955. Jackie was also mvp in 1949 he was also named the rookie of the year in 1947. The Brooklyn Dodgers won the 1955 world series in game seven against the New York Yankees. -
Jackie Robinsons last seson with the Dodgers.
In 1956 Jackie Robinson anounces he is retiering. 1956 was the last year he was with the Dodgers by then the were called the LA Dodgers. 1956 was the last the last world seires Jackie went to. -
Jackie Robinson all-star
jackie was selected for 6 consecutive all-star games from 1949-1954 -
Hall Of Fame
On January 23, Jacie was elected the first ballot on the baseball Hall of Fame. Jackie is enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on July 23. -
Televison Analist
He was the frist African-American to be a televison analyst. -
The Jackie Robinson Construction Company
Jacie Robinson wanted to construct houses for families with low and moderate incomes. to help them have a good home where they will afford to pay. -
Jackie Robinson Dies
In 1972 jackie dies in a car accident he was 53 when he died. Jackie Robinson had three kids when he died. His wife was not in the car when he died, they said they were dead at the sceen. -
Jackie Robinsons Number Retired
Commissioner Bud Selig made sure Robinson's work would be honored for all time by permanently retiring his baseball number 42.If you had the number 42 by the time they retired the number 42 you were allowed to stay with that number, just nobodynew in the leauge or anybody could have the number 42.Mariano Rivera, was the last one wearing the number 42 in 2013 season.
