11 Interesting facts about baseball legend- JACKIE ROBINSON

                        • JACKIE ROBINSON •

             

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           Happy Jackie Robinson Day guys...

       •   Born - 31 Jan 1919 , Cairo , Georgia,                                                                          US

       •   Death - 24 october 1972 , North                                     Stamford , Connecticut,  US

  1.) He was youngest of his siblings, and                was very athletic.

 2.) As a young man, he served in the army         but not treated well in the army because       of his race.

 3.) Many people treated African- American         poorly and were unfair to him.

 4.) After army, he began playing                              professional baseball.

                At that time, baseball leagues were                   separated by race (segregated).

 5.) He played so well that he get noticed               and became the first African- American         in modern Major league Baseball (MLB).

 6.) He played his first game for the                       Brookyln Dodgers in 1947.

 7.) Many people were angry about Jackie             Robinson playing in the Major league.

                            Many people wanted to                  keep the leagues segregated(separated          by race).

              He knew that this practice is not                      fair.He stayed positive and never                    fought back.

                   He focused on his game and                            became one of the best baseball                     players of  all time.He never gave                    up.

                 

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8.) In his 10- year MLB career, Robinson              won the Rookie of the year Award in              1947.

 9.) He won the National league Most                    Valuable Player Award in 1949.

 10.) He was the first black player to be                   honoured with the awards.

             He played 6 world series.

 11.) He was named to the Major league                 baseball All century Team.

 12.) In 1962,

              he was inducted into the baseball                   Hall of Fame in 1962.

 13.) Jackie Robinson Day was adopted on               15 April 2004.

             On that day, every player on every                  team wear No. 42.

 14.) Lev Durocher once said about                           Robinson '' Ya want a guy that comes             to play.This gave didn't just come to                 play.He come to beat ya.He come to                 stuff the goddamn but right up your               ass.''

 15.) This Athelete had a huge impact                       outside of this great sport.

       • He was a political activist.

       • He was a 4-time varsity college                        Athelete.

       • He was a hollywood star.

       • He was a business executives.

       • He was a television broadcaster.

                 A presidential medal of freedom                     recipient and much more.

               

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☆ He was a player to be known as the player to broke baseball's color barrier.

   Thank you

     Jai Hind🙏🙏🙏