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Aug 28, 2020 · Robinson Jr. spent three years in the Army and served some of this time in Vietnam, reports the Seattle Times. On November 19, 1965, he was wounded in action, sustaining shrapnel wounds while trying to rescue a fellow soldier, who later died. Upon discharge, he developed a drug addiction.
Apr 27, 2022 · On June 17, 1971, 24-year-old Jackie Robinson Jr. died in a car crash — just a year before his MLB pioneer father passed away from a heart attack.
May 4, 2022 · After the accident, his body was taken to the nearby Norwalk Hospital where his younger brother, David, identified him. Jackie Robinson Jr. was only 24 years old. Former baseball great Jackie Robinson (center) comforts his wife after the funeral for his son. His son died in an automobile crash.
Jun 16, 2021 · Jackie Robinson Jr. died in a car accident on June 17, 1971. According to state police, he was speeding near the Merritt Parkway, off Route 123, bound for Stamford, Connecticut, when he lost control and crashed into a fence, then into an abutment (via The New York Times ).
Robinson is buried alongside his mother-in-law Zellee Isum and his son Jackie Robinson Jr. Robinson's eldest son, Jackie Robinson Jr., had emotional trouble during his childhood and entered special education at an early age.
Apr 30, 2022 · He stood out at Pasadena Junior College, and later at UCLA, as the only student to letter in four sports: football, basketball, baseball and track. He broke the NCAA long jump record in 1940 ...
Jun 18, 1971 · NORWALK, Conn., June 17 — Jack R. Robinson Jr., the 24‐year‐old son of Jackie Robinson, former star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was killed here early this morning in an automobile accident.
Apr 15, 2022 · Sixteen months before Robinson died, his eldest son, Jackie Robinson Jr., died in a car accident en route to visit his parents.
Apr 15, 2019 · And He Was Free” address the drug addiction of oldest son Jackie Jr., his rehab and turn toward helping other addicts, his death in a car accident at 24, and the elder Robinson’s grief and ...
Apr 15, 2022 · The Robinsons had three children: Jackie Jr., born in 1946, Sharon, born in 1950, and David, born in 1952. Jackie Jr. tragically died in a car accident at just 24 years old.
