Jackie Robinson
Breaking Barriers
Early Life
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31st, 1919 in Cairo,Georgia. He was the youngest out of 5 children and his family was very poor. He attended Muir High School. After High School Jackie Robinson attended UCLA and played Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Track. He was a shortstop, running back, runner, and point guard.
Sports Life
Jackie Robinson was the nations best scorer in basketball, fastest track player in the school, varsity shortstop, and all american running back. Jackie Robinson ended up going on to play for a semi pro football team in Honolulu, but it was cut short and he was in World War II. After that he played for the Brooklyn Dodger in 1947.
Football
This is Jackie Robinson playing football at UCLA.
Baseball
Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Track/Field
Jackie Robinson was a runner in track during college.
What did he do to society?
What did he do?
Jackie Robinson broke the baseball "color barrier" for other african american baseball players that want to play professionally. He was the very first african american baseball player to play professional baseball in the MLB.
If I could Interview him
If I could interview Jackie Robinson I would ask him what it was like to break the color barrier. I would also ask him if there were other distractions during games like booing and crowds.
Wrapping Up
"I'm not concerned with your liking me or disliking me...All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." -Jackie Robinson.
Jackie Robinson was very honest, courageous, had perseverance, brave, and he was great.
Jackie Robinson won NL MVP, MLB all century team, Presedential freedom award, Spingarn Medal, Congressional Gold Medal, and Rookie of the year.
Citations
"Jackie Robinson." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015.
"Biography." Jackie Robinson. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2015.
"Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.