Jackie Robinson
Birthplace & date: January 31
1919
Cairo ,GA
Family Members:
Edgar Robinson –brother
Frank Robinson-brother
Mack Robinson-brother
Willa mae-sister
Mallie-mother
Jerry-father
Childhood & school life:
He went to John Muir high school,
Pasadena Junior College and UCLA .Jackie Robinson’s father left them in
1920.His mother and the rest of the family moved to Pasadena, CA. He grew up in
poverty.
Hobbies:
Jackie Robinson’s hobby was to
play baseball, basketball and football. He played baseball when he was little
on the street or in his backyard. He played baseball at Pasadena junior college
and UCLA. He played for the Brooklyn dodgers from 1947 to 1956.He played
basketball at Pasadena College and UCLA. He was a baseball and basketball star
at UCLA.
He also played football at UCLA
and of course he was good at football too. He was just very athletic. He loved
playing sports. He enjoyed it and he was good at it. His famous play was
stealing home and being safe. Yogi Berra was the catcher and he says he was out.
It looks like he is safe in pictures
Anecdotes:
Pee wee Reese talked about when
they were in a hotel and a bunch of protestors threatened Jackie and shouted
racial slurs to him. The whole dodger team was on Jackie’s side because they
all liked him.
Jackie’s side of the story was he
seemed a little scared but he kept calm. They threatened that they were going
to kill him and yelled racist things to him. He didn’t bother with them because
it happened everywhere.
They would try and peg Jackie when
he was batting. And they would yell at him and say he doesn’t deserve to be
here. Jackie yelled at them sometimes just to get them fired up. He would get
pegged and just steal bases.
Career;
Jackie Robinson’s career was
playing for the dodger from 1947 to 1956.he was the first black man to play in
the major leagues. He played second base. He batted .311.he had 1,518 hits, 734
rbis and 197 stolen bases. He also played in the Negro league for the Kansas City
Monarchs and the Montreal Royals. He was a 6 time all star. He also helped win
the World Series in 1955.he played in 6 World Series championships. He was
rookie of the year in 1947.he had a national league batting title. And 2
national league stolen bases champion. His jersey was retired by every team. He
was inducted into the hall of fame in 1962
Reason for fame:
The reason for Jackie Robinsons fameis
that he played for the Brooklyn dodgers in 1947 to 1956.He was the first balck
man to play in the major leagues.he was also the most honored pro athlete at
that time.He won 2 batting titles.he was a 6 time all star too.his major league
debut was Aprril 15,1947.HE also got his number retired by every team in the
major league.
Old age: After Jackie retired in
1956 ,he went into the hall of fame in 1962.he worked at chock full o’ nuts and
worked there for awhile.he enjoyed working there Rachel robinson said.he wanted
a new challenge because baseball wasn’t a challenge to him anymore
