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Apr 27, 2022 · Jackie Robinson Jr., the firstborn of Baseball Hall of Fame player Jackie Robinson, met an untimely death on June 17, 1971, in a fatal car accident. Born just five months before his father made history and dying just a year before him, Jackie Robinson Jr.’s life embodied much of both the good and the bad of mid-20th century life in the United ...
Aug 28, 2020 · Jackie Robinson Jr. died in a car accident at the age of 24. Jackie Robinson (L) and his infant son Jackie Robinson Jr. | Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images. On June 17, 1971, Robinson Jr. was killed in a car accident in Norwalk, Connecticut.
She and Jackie had three children: Jackie Robinson Jr. (1946–1971), Sharon Robinson (b. 1950), and David Robinson (b. 1952). Robinson's family gravesite in Cypress Hills Cemetery. Robinson is buried alongside his mother-in-law Zellee Isum and his son Jackie Robinson Jr.
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 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.
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 ). He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Agero TV. 60.7K subscribers. 8. 615 views 1 year ago. Jackie Robinson Jr. tragically died at age 24 — just a year before his famous father — in a horrific car accident in Connecticut on June...
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