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He was born in Cario GA into a famkily of four other siblings. His father left them when he was only a few months old.
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in 1935 until the start of his baseball carrer, he played semi pro football for the Honolulu Bears in Hawaii
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While attending UCLA he did baseball, basketball, football and track.
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In 1941 he was named to the All-American football team.
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in 1941 he was forced to drop out of UCLA due to financial hardship
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He Played in the mlb with the Dodgers from 1942 untill 1956
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He didnt just play outfield, he also played first base, infield, seconf base, and shortstop
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Since he was the first african american to play baseball, he got a lot of death threats and hidous insults.
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His batting average was .342.
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in 1947 he won rookie of the year
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he was great at stealing bases and in 1948 in a home game against the Boston Braves he stole home.
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He was awarded with the Mlb All century team in 1999
National leauge MVP in 1949 -
in early 1957 he became a spokesperson for the National Association for the Advancment of Colored People
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he passed away at his home in North Stamford, Stamford CT
