Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. After failing before in four other series match-ups, the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees.
"October 23: Jackie Robinson dies of a heart attack at his home in Stamford, Connecticut.
Jackie Robinson Biography. Jackie also appeared in the 1945 Negro League All-Star Game. Jackie left college just shy of graduation in 1941.
In two years at UCLA, Robinson becomes a four-letter athlete in track and field, football, basketball and baseball—the first and only in the school’s history.
In honor of one of the all-time greats, here’s a timeline of some of his greatest moments, plays and achievements.Robinson is born in Cairo, Ga., as the youngest of five children.
Led by Robinson, the 1949 Dodgers win 97 games and the NL pennant but fall to the New York Yankees in the World Series in five games.On the last day of the season and with the Dodgers needing a win to stay tied with the New York Giants for first place in the National League standings, Robinson leads Brooklyn to a comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, hitting a game-winning home run in the 14th inning of a 9–8 victory. The siblings in birth order were Edgar, Frank. The Dodgers also retired his jersey number (42). He helped us to ascend from misery, to hope, on the muscles of his arms, and the meaning of his life.
He ran off with another woman. Brooklyn goes on, however, to win the Fall Classic; it’s Robinson’s only World Series win, though he doesn’t play in the deciding Game 7. Read Biography. The driver backed down, but after reaching the end of the line, summoned the military police, who took Robinson into custody. The foundation helps young people in need by providing scholarships and mentoring programs. He is inducted on July 23; his Cooperstown plaque notes his “extraordinary ability” and “electrifying style of play” and also pays tribute to his “tremendous courage and poise … when he integrated the modern major leagues in the face of intense adversity.”The Dodgers retire Robinson’s No. Jackie Robinson.
More bio, uniform, draft, salary info January 13: Jackie and Rachel have their only daughter, Sharon Robinson.Jackie stars in his film biography The Jackie Robinson Story.October 26: Branch Rickey resigns as President of the Dodgers and Walter O'Malley is introduced as the new President of the team.May 14: Jackie's second son David Robinson is born.Winter: Dodger manager Chuck Dressen quits and is succeeded by a minor league manager in the system, Walter Alston.October 4: The Dodgers claim their first World Championship beating the Yankees by four games to three.January: Jackie announces his retirement as a professional baseball player.June 7: Jackie Robinson, along with Martin Luther King, Jr., receives an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Howard University.Jackie Robinson acts as a spokesman and fundraiser for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).Jackie campaigns for presidential candidate Richard Nixon.His plaque reads: Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Brooklyn N.L. Robinson boarded an Army bus with a fellow officer's wife; although the Army had commissioned its own unsegregated bus line, the bus driver ordered Robinson to move to the back of the bus. batter in 1949. Holds fielding mark for second baseman playing in 150 or more games with .992.
He attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California, and Pasadena Junior College, where he was an excellent athlete and played four sports: football, basketball, track and baseball. During the season, Robinson pursued potential major-league interests. His body will rest, but his spirit and his mind and his impact are perpetual and as affixed to human progress as are the stars in the heavens, the shine in the sun and the glow in the moon.
His mother, Mallie Robinson, single-handedly raised Jackie and her four other children. In his later years, Robinson continued to lobby for greater integration in sports. He was the youngest of five children.