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Jackie Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia
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Jackie Robinson was varsity and got 4 letters in Baseball, basketball, track and field, and football at UCLA. He was a big athlete.
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This is what Rachel said when she first met Jackie and her thoughts on him as a person. Rachel Robinson, first noticed Jackie Robinson when she attended a football game as a student at UCLA. However, she wasn’t immediately impressed.
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1942 to 1944 Jackie served in the military as a second lieutenant, he never saw combat though.
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Jackie Robinson first played for the Kansas City Monarchs.
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Tried out for the Red Sox but no one showed up to the tryout but Jackie Signs a contract to play with the Montreal royals of the international league Then plays for the Brooklyn dodgers.
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Jackie got married to Rachel Robinson Feb 10, 1946 and they married in Los Angeles, California
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Branch Rickey got Jackie onto the dodgers team
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April 15, 1947 Jackie broke the color barrier when he played his first game with the Brooklyn dodgers.
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Retired Jan. 5, 1957
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In 1971 Jackie Robinson Jr. died in car accident at the age of 24
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Jackie Robinson died at the age of 53 due to heart failure on October 24, 1972.
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