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Jackie Robinson proposed to his wife over the phone, and later got married to her.
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Jackie Robinson played in the black leagues before he switched to the Montreal Royals.
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He played for Montreal before the Dodgers to try to make the Dodgers team.
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After being married for a while Jackie had a child with his wife.
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He got moved to first base bacause he had a bad arm for short stop.
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He was the first black baseball player in M.L.B history.
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He got death threats from people because he was a black man.
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He got spiked by the Pittsburg Pirates, and kept playing.
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Jackie Robinson was rookie of the year, and also the first black to get that honor.
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Jackie retired in 1957, after retiring he made hall of fame.
