Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson Net Worth 2024, Height, Wiki, Age

Baseball player

Birthday

: 31 January 1919

Birthplace

: Cairo, Georgia, United States

Sign

: Aquarius

Died

: 24 October 1972

Lived

: 53 years

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He was an American professional baseball second baseman
He became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era

Real name:	Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Born:	31 January 1919 Comment
When did Jackie Robinson die? / Died	24 October 1972
How many years did Jackie Robinson live? / Lived	53 years
Where was Jackie Robinson born?	Cairo, Georgia, United States
Where did Jackie Robinson die? / Deathplace	North Stamford, Connecticut, US
Nicknames:	Jackie
Zodiac sign:	Aquarius
Jackie Robinson Net worth 2024 (estimated)
How much is Jackie Robinson worth?	Under review
Nationality:	American
Hair color:	Black
Eyes color:	Brown

Who was Jackie Robinson? / Facts

Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947
The Dodgers, by signing Robinson, heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s
Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962
Robinson had an exceptional 10-year baseball career
He was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, was an All-Star for six consecutive seasons from 1949 through 1954, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored
Robinson played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Series championship
In 1997, MLB "universally" retired his uniform number, 42, across all major league teams; he was the first pro athlete in any sport to be so honored
MLB also adopted a new annual tradition, "Jackie Robinson Day", for the first time on April 15, 2004, on which every player on every team wears No. 42
Robinson's character, his use of nonviolence, and his unquestionable talent challenged the traditional basis of segregation which then marked many other aspects of American life
He influenced the culture of and contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement
Robinson also was the first black television analyst in MLB, and the first black vice president of a major American corporation, Chock full o'Nuts
In the 1960s, he helped establish the Freedom National Bank, an African-American-owned financial institution based in Harlem, New York
In recognition of his achievements on and off the field, Robinson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and Presidential Medal of Freedom

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I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead.