“I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being” this is a quote Jackie Robinson once said. Jackie Robinson is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He is the first African American baseball player of the 20th century. He had many problems and troubles, but that did not affect Jackie at all. He would would think of the negatives of life, only the positives. He help show that it is not about the color of our skin, it is heart that makes as special. Jackie Robinson changed the world by breaking Baseball’s color barrier, being a great role model, being a great athlete, and leaving a lasting legacy.
Jackie Robinson was born on January 19th 1919 in Cairo Georgia. He was the youngest of five children. After Jackie father left the family in 1920, Jackie and his family moved to Pasadena California. Jackie went to UCLA where excelled in basketball, football, track and field, and of …show more content…
He was the First African American baseball player to make it into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He later became the an ABC broadcaster for the major league game of the week. Jackie battled with weight issues and diabetes in his later life. Jackie had 3 children during his life and said that they are his true accomplishments. Jackie’s number 42 was retired by the Dodgers in 1972. Jackie Robinson died on October 24, 1972 at the age of 53 of a heart attack. After Jackie died in 1972, his wife Rachel Robinson made the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Jackie was put into the UCLA Hall of Fame as well. On April 15, 1997, Jackie Robinson’s number 42 was retired by all major league teams. Jackie was the first player to ever to get their number retired in any major sport. Still to this day only Jackie Robinson and Wayne Gretzky's had their numbers retired. On April 15, every year, each team has to wear number 42 in Jackie’s
Jackie Robinson was born on January 19th 1919 in Cairo Georgia. He was the youngest of five children. After Jackie father left the family in 1920, Jackie and his family moved to Pasadena California. Jackie went to UCLA where excelled in basketball, football, track and field, and of …show more content…
He was the First African American baseball player to make it into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He later became the an ABC broadcaster for the major league game of the week. Jackie battled with weight issues and diabetes in his later life. Jackie had 3 children during his life and said that they are his true accomplishments. Jackie’s number 42 was retired by the Dodgers in 1972. Jackie Robinson died on October 24, 1972 at the age of 53 of a heart attack. After Jackie died in 1972, his wife Rachel Robinson made the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Jackie was put into the UCLA Hall of Fame as well. On April 15, 1997, Jackie Robinson’s number 42 was retired by all major league teams. Jackie was the first player to ever to get their number retired in any major sport. Still to this day only Jackie Robinson and Wayne Gretzky's had their numbers retired. On April 15, every year, each team has to wear number 42 in Jackie’s