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Jul 31, 2022 · Established in 1973 by Rachel Robinson to perpetuate the memory of her husband, the Jackie Robinson Foundation administers one of the nation’s premier scholarship and leadership development programs for minority college students. With the opening in 2022 of the Jackie Robinson Museum in New York City, JRF will inspire and challenge the general public around the ideals embodied in the legacy ...
Sep 11, 2020 · On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson trotted out to first base for the Dodgers at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field, erasing the unofficial color line that had stood in big league baseball for nearly 60 years ...
2/15/1939 | Robinson enrolls at UCLA, where he plays football, basketball, track and baseball. Early 1945 | Robinson joins the Negro Leagues’ KC Monarchs, hitting .375 in an All-Star season. 10/23/1945 | Robinson signs with the Montreal Royals, a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team. 2/10/1946 | Robinson marries Rachel Isum -- their first child, Jackie ...
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field for his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was the beginning of an unparalleled career in baseball. At the end of his explosive nine years as a Dodger, his record included a .311 batting average, 137 home runs, 734 runs batted in, and 197 stolen bases.
Sep 25, 2019 · Jack Roosevelt Robinson (1919-72), the first black man to "officially" play in the big leagues in the 20th century, possessed enormous physical talent and a fierce determination to succeed. In the course of a distinguished 10-year career beginning in 1947, Robinson led the Brooklyn Dodgers to six National League titles and one victorious World ...
Jan 31, 2019 · Jackie Robinson died a few weeks later, at the age of 53. Thirty-five years later, Morgan, a Hall of Fame member and broadcaster, was at a celebration of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. (Morgan ...
Apr 15, 2017 · April 15, 2017. Jackie Robinson before he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, as a player in the minor leagues. PHOTOGRAPH BY BETTMANN / GETTY. On April 15, 1947, Ed Silverman, a reporter for Sports-Week ...
