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Birth of Jackie Robinson
Born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31st, 1919 -
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Life of Jackie Robinson
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Destination: California
His mother decided to leave Georgia and moved to Pasadena, California where Jackie was raised -
College
He enrolled in Pasadena Junior College -
UCLA
Robinson entered the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), lettering in four sports -
NCAA
Jackie Robinson won the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, broad jump title -
Honolulu Bears
Played professional football for the Honolulu Bears, a semi-professional football team -
Army-WWII
Jackie Robinson was drafted into the Army -
Second Lieutenant
Private Robinson was commissioned as a second lieutenant -
Out from the army
He was honourably discharged in November 1944 following an ankle injury -
Baseball begins
Robinson begins baseball career with Kansas City Monarchs, a negro team and was then recruited by Branch Rickey to play for minor league Montreal Royals -
Married
Robinson married Rachel Isum, a nursing student he had met at UCLA -
First Black to play Baseball
First black man to play in the MLB -
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jackie Robinson brought to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black on major league team. He suffered considerable racial abuse. The same year he was named 'Rookie of the Year' and featured on the cover of Time magazine -
MVP!MVP!
Named the National League's Most Valuable Player -
MLKJ
He became a vocal supporter of Martin Luther King Jr. and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -
Traded to Giants
1956 – Jackie Robinson he was traded to the New York Giants, but decides to retire from major league baseball -
Hall of Fame
1962 – Robinson inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame -
Death
October 24, 1972: Jackie Robinson died of a heart attack (aged 53) in Stamford, Connecticut