[131][137] However, racial tension existed in the Dodger clubhouse. They had three children, Jackie Jr., Sharon, and David Robinson. The couple had three children, Jackie Robinson Jr., Sharon Robinson, and David Robinson. [75] Robinson took the former player's advice and wrote to Monarchs co-owner Thomas Baird. [176] The New York Times wrote that Robinson, "doing that rare thing of playing himself in the picture's leading role, displays a calm assurance and composure that might be envied by many a Hollywood star. [320][321] A number of facilities at Pasadena City College (successor to PJC) are named in Robinson's honor, including Robinson Field, a football/soccer/track facility named jointly for Robinson and his brother Mack. [52][81] Although he played well for the Monarchs, Robinson was frustrated with the experience. on May 7, 1938. [126] He also scored four runs, drove in three, and stole two bases in the Royals' 141 victory. [52][54] After a short season, Robinson returned to California in December 1941 to pursue a career as running back for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Football League. [162] The year saw the release of a film biography of Robinson's life, The Jackie Robinson Story, in which Robinson played himself,[174] and actress Ruby Dee played Rachel "Rae" (Isum) Robinson. [232] Although Robinson adopted an insulin injection regimen, the state of medicine at the time could not prevent the continued deterioration of Robinson's physical condition from the disease. He was the youngest of five children born to Mallie (McGriff) and Jerry Robinson, after siblings Edgar, Frank, Matthew (nicknamed "Mack"), and Willa Mae. [335], A jersey that Robinson brought home with him after his rookie season ended in 1947 was sold at an auction for $2.05million on November 19, 2017. Growing up during the African-American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and in the Robinson home where such issues were at the core of everyday life, David Robinson has spent the last 40 years involved in the development of racial and human opportunity. [284] Robinson was among the 25 charter members of UCLA's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984. Jackie Robinson was born in 1919 into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia, and went on to become the first black player in the modern era of Major League Baseball. I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me all I ask is that you respect me as a human being. [161] Robinson had a batting average of .296 and 22 stolen bases for the season. [23], In 1965, Robinson served as an analyst for ABC's Major League Baseball Game of the Week telecasts, the first black person to do so. [62][63] Upon finishing OCS, Robinson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in January 1943. 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His father left the family a year later. This parkway bisects the cemetery in close proximity to Robinson's gravesite. On October 24, 1972, Robinson died of a heart attack at his home on 95 Cascade Road in North Stamford, Connecticut; he was 53 years old. [261] She also served on the board of the Freedom National Bank until it closed in 1990. [162][204][207] Robinson was one of only two players during the span of 194756 to accumulate at least 125 steals while registering a slugging percentage over .425 (Minnie Mioso was the other). "[93][95] After obtaining a commitment from Robinson to "turn the other cheek" to racial antagonism, Rickey agreed to sign him to a contract for $600 a month, equal to $9,031 today. I think that's one of the reasons why Josh died so earlyhe was heartbroken. Robinson also led the NCAA in punt return average in the 1939 and 1940 seasons. His wife Rachel was present for the dedication on September 15. The celebration got off to an early start on Monday at Dodger Stadium. Karl Downs) to attend church on a regular basis, and Downs became a confidant for Robinson, a Christian. The driver backed down, but after reaching the end of the line, summoned the military police, who took Robinson into custody. [313], Since 2004, the Aflac National High School Baseball Player of the Year has been presented the "Jackie Robinson Award". [280] In 1999, he was named by Time on its list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Awards And Honors. [296][297] There have also been calls for MLB to retire number 21 league-wide in honor of Roberto Clemente, a sentiment opposed by the Robinson family. In high. ", "Document Deep Dive: The Heartfelt Friendship Between Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey", "Jackie Robinson and baseball highlights, 1860s1960s", "It's Jackie Robinson Day on Wednesday. 1950), and David Robinson (b. [77] The job included coaching the school's basketball team for the 194445 season. He come to beat ya. [136] Black fans began flocking to see the Dodgers when they came to town, abandoning their Negro league teams. [25], In 1936, Robinson won the junior boys singles championship in the annual Pacific Coast Negro Tennis Tournament and earned a place on the Pomona annual baseball tournament all-star team, which included future Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Bob Lemon. Jackie Robinson was the youngest of five children, born in 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. The rotunda was dedicated at the opening of Citi Field on April 16, 2009. Overcoming his dejection, Robinson dutifully observed Thomson's feet to ensure he touched all the bases. [244] Robinson also chaired the NAACP's million-dollar Freedom Fund Drive in 1957, and served on the organization's board until 1967. - IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders Family (1) Spouse [113][114][115] Since the Dodgers organization did not own a spring training facility,[116] scheduling was subject to the whim of area localities, several of which turned down any event involving Robinson or Johnny Wright, another black player whom Rickey had signed to the Dodgers' organization in January. [317], A number of buildings have been named in Robinson's honor. [209] Robinson has been referred to by author David Falkner as "the father of modern base-stealing".[210]. [305], At the November 2006 groundbreaking for Citi Field, the new ballpark for the New York Mets, it was announced that the main entrance, modeled on the one in Brooklyn's old Ebbets Field, would be called the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. He lost the weight during training camp, but dieting left him weak at the plate. Jackie Robinson died in 1972, a year after Jackie Jr. died. [129][130] Whether fans supported or opposed it, Robinson's presence on the field was a boon to attendance; more than one million people went to games involving Robinson in 1946, an astounding figure by International League standards. On January 25, 1938, he was arrested after vocally disputing the detention of a black friend by police. 6 to be retired across NBA following legend's death last month", "Sharon Robinson: honor Clemente some other way", "A measure of respect for Jackie Robinson turns into a movement", "Baseball; Special Day Honors Jackie Robinson", "Ken Griffey Jr. on Jackie Robinson and the decline of African-Americans in baseball", "Griffey, Jr., others to wear No. [26] In late January 1937, the Pasadena Star-News newspaper reported that Robinson "for two years has been the outstanding athlete at Muir, starring in football, basketball, track, baseball and tennis. He was a shortstop and leadoff hitter for the baseball team,[17] and he broke an American junior college broad-jump record held by his brother Mack with a jump of 25ft. .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}6+12 in. It was a painful search, derailed by racist brokers and neighbors who were afraid that selling to an African-American family even to Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Robinson would cause lower property values, block busting, or worse. [310][311] At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, a statue of Robinson was introduced in 2017. Jackie Robinson was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1962. [37] Toward the end of his PJC tenure, Frank Robinson (to whom Robinson felt closest among his three brothers) was killed in a motorcycle accident. [238] In 1966, Robinson was hired as general manager for the short-lived Brooklyn Dodgers of the Continental Football League. [299] The tribute was continued in 2008, when, during games on April 15, all members of the Mets, Cardinals, Washington Nationals, and Tampa Bay Rays wore Robinson's number 42. [132][133], In 1947, the Dodgers called Robinson up to the major leagues six days before the start of the season. [200], Robinson's major league debut brought an end to approximately sixty years of segregation in professional baseball, known as the baseball color line. [56][57] Although the Army's initial July 1941 guidelines for OCS had been drafted as race neutral, few black applicants were admitted into OCS until after subsequent directives by Army leadership. During Jackie Robinson 's youth in California, his older . Robinson named Lee "Jeep" Handley, who played for the Phillies at the time, as the first opposing player to wish him well. [168][169], That year, a song about Robinson by Buddy Johnson, "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? He hit .256 and stole only 12 bases. Jackie Robinson married Rachel Isum in 1946. [163] The Dodgers briefly moved into first place in the National League in late August 1948, but they ultimately finished third as the Braves went on to win the league title and lose to the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. Jackie's legacy celebrated by Roberts, Robinson's son January 31st, 2022 Sarah Wexler @ SarahWexler32 April 15, 2022, will mark 75 years since Jackie Robinson permanently broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. [327][328] Robinson also has an asteroid named after him, 4319 Jackierobinson. [18] Growing up in relative poverty in an otherwise affluent community, Robinson and his minority friends were excluded from many recreational opportunities. [24][38], After graduating from PJC in spring 1939,[39] Robinson enrolled at UCLA, where he became the school's first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. "[153] In 1947 or 1948, Reese is said to have put his arm around Robinson in response to fans who shouted racial slurs at Robinson before a game in Boston or Cincinnati. [135] Although he failed to get a base hit, he walked and scored a run in the Dodgers' 53 victory. Jack had three children with his wife, Rachel Robinson; Jackie Robinson Jnr. [332], In 2011, the U.S. placed a plaque at Robinson's Montreal home to honor the ending of segregation in baseball. [165] In 1948, Wendell Smith's book, Jackie Robinson: My Own Story, was released. [206] Robinson exhibited the combination of hitting ability and speed which exemplified the new era. He was the first black man to openly play in the major leagues since the 1880s. [195] Robinson, then 36 years old,[196] missed 49 games and did not play in Game 7 of the World Series. Jackie Robinson's Family. [6][7] Robinson played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Series championship. [211] After playing his rookie season at first base,[93] Robinson spent most of his career as a second baseman. [243] After the party nominated Goldwater instead, Robinson left the party's convention commenting that he now had "a better understanding of how it must have felt to be a Jew in Hitler's Germany". After Robinson left the army, Rickey, the then-GM of the Brooklyn Dodgers, saw Jackie play for the Kansas Monarchs. [160], Following Stanky's trade to the Boston Braves in March 1948, Robinson took over second base, where he logged a .980 fielding percentage that year (second in the National League at the position, fractionally behind Stanky). 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NEW YORK (AP) New York City's Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that spelled the baseball Hall of Famer's first name as "Jakie.". While Mr. Robinson patrolled second base, his wife, Rachel, was combing the Connecticut suburbs for a family home. [4] Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.[5]. [90] He left the tryout humiliated,[87] and more than 14 years later, in July 1959, the Red Sox became the final major league team to integrate its roster. [76], After his discharge, Robinson briefly returned to his old football club, the Los Angeles Bulldogs. [265] After his discharge, he struggled with drug problems. [42] At a time when only a few black students played mainstream college football, this made UCLA college football's most integrated team. [276] His youngest son, David, who has ten children, is a coffee grower and social activist in Tanzania. 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