jackie robinson

By Braedon Gehrke

  • 1919 This timeline starts on January 31, 1919 when Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia

    1919 This timeline starts on January 31, 1919 when Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia
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    jackie robinson's life span

    jackie robinsons life span

  • 1920 His mother decided to leave Georgia and moved to Pasadena, California where Jackie was raised

    1920 His mother decided to leave Georgia and moved to Pasadena, California where Jackie was raised

  • 1937 He enrolled in Pasadena Junior College

    1937 He enrolled in Pasadena Junior College

  • 1939 Robinson entered the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), lettering in four sports

    1939 Robinson entered the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), lettering in four sports

  • 1940 Jackie Robinson won the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, broad jump title

    1940 Jackie Robinson won the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, broad jump title

  • 1941 Played professional football for the Honolulu Bears, a semi-professional football team

    1941 Played professional football for the Honolulu Bears, a semi-professional football team

  • 1942 Jackie Robinson was drafted into the Army

    1942 Jackie Robinson was drafted into the Army
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    Time span of when he was in world war 2

    He never saw war though because they didn't let him.

  • 1943 Private Robinson was commissioned as a second

    1943 Private Robinson was commissioned as a second

  • 1944 He was honourably discharged in November 1944 following an ankle injury

    1944 He was honourably discharged in November 1944 following an ankle injury

  • 1945 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

    1945 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
  • jackie got married

    jackie got married

    this when jackie robinson got married and to rachel robinson

  • 1946 Robinson married Rachel Isum, a nursing student he had met at UCLA

    1946 Robinson married Rachel Isum, a nursing student he had met at UCLA
  • jackie robinson got into the Brooklyn Dodgers

    jackie robinson got into the Brooklyn Dodgers

    jackie got into the mlb and broke the color barrier

  • rookie of the year

    He got rookie of the year!!!

  • 1947 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

    1947 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

  • 1949 Named the National League's Most Valuable Player

    1949 Named the National League's Most Valuable Player

  • 1950's1960's He became a vocal supporter of Martin Luther King Jr. and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

    1950's
    1960's He became a vocal supporter of Martin Luther King Jr. and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

  • 1956 1956 – Jackie Robinson he was traded to the New York Giants, but decides to retire from major league baseball

    1956 1956 – Jackie Robinson he was traded to the New York Giants, but decides to retire from major league baseball

  • 1962 1962 – Robinson inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

    1962 1962 – Robinson inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

  • 1972 October 24, 1972: Jackie Robinson died of a heart attack (aged 53) in Stamford, Connecticut

    1972 October 24, 1972: Jackie Robinson died of a heart attack (aged 53) in Stamford, Connecticut
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