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Jackie Robinson
1919-1972
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Baseball player Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier as its first Black athlete.
The infielder made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, and went on to have a decade-long Hall of Fame career despite repeated threats and abuse from fans and opponents. Also a vocal civil rights activist, Robinson served on the board of the NAACP and advocated for greater racial integration in sports.
Jackie biography
He died in 1972 at age 53. MLB retired Robinson’s jersey, No. 42, in 1997, and the league celebrates his legacy and accomplishments annually on Jackie Robinson Day.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Jack Roosevelt Robinson
BORN: January 31, 1919
DIED: October 24, 1972
BIRTHPLACE: Cairo, Georgia
SPOUSE: Rachel Robinson (1946-1972)
CHILDREN: Jack Jr., Sharon, and David
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Aquarius
Childhood and Eduction
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia.
The youngest of five chil