Jackie RobinsonAidan Crowley, Mary Grace

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

☺ Born: January 31, 1919☺ Where: Cairo, Georgia ☺ Was youngest of five children☺ Middle name: Roosevelt in honor of Theodore Roosevelt☺ Second lieutenant in the U.S. Army☺ Moved to Pasadena, California, after his father left ☺ Was excluded from many fun activities☺ As a result of this: -Joined a neighborhood gang -Later Carl Anderson, friend of

Robinson, encouraged him to avoid the gang

John Muir High School☺ Was inspired to get involved in his talents by playing sports☺ Received four varsity letters:

-Basketball: guard -Baseball: shortstop and catcher -Track -Football: quarterback

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Junior College and UCLA:

Enrolled at Pasadena Junior College from 1938-1939 Led PJC to the JC Championship in 1938 Holds the National Junior College broad jump record Transferred to UCLA in 1939 Won the NCAA broad jump title Was UCLA’s first to win four varsity letters Was inducted into UCLA’s Hall of Fame on June 10, 1984 Didn’t finish college career due to financial hardships Moved to Honolulu, Hawaii Played semi-pro football for Honolulu Bears

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Accomplishments

Won the National Collegiate Athletic Association broad jump title in 1940

First black to play in the major leagues Featured on the cover of Time magazine and

named “Rookie of the Year” Named the National League's Most Valuable

Player in 1949 Accepted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in

1962 Was a six-time All-Star!!

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Jackie Robinson’s Stats

Batting Average .311

Hits 1,518

Homeruns 137

Runs Batted In 734

Stolen Bases 197

On Base Percentage .409

Walks Per Season 74

Average Season Strikeouts 29.1Season Slugging Percentage .474

Season At Bats 487.7Games Played Per Season 138

Jackie’s Civil Rights Accomplishments

Worked with and gave speeches on behalf of the N.A.A.C.P.

Founder of Freedom National Bank in Harlem

Participated in the Fight for Freedom Fund

Also supported the SCLC, CORE, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s organization

Went on many marches to protest discrimination

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BEST VIDEO EVER

"Jackie Robinson Timeline." History Timelines. 2011. Web. 14 Feb 2012. <http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/people-timelines/22-

jackie-robinson- timeline.htm>. "Robinson's Fight for Freedom with the NAACP." Learn to Question. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2000/sites/Robinson/N

EWVERSION/robNAACP.html>. "Achievements." Jackie Robinson - The Official Website. N.p., 2011.

Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://jackierobinson.com/about/achievements.html>.

"Jackie Robinson Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story." Biography.com. A E Television Networks, LLC , 2012. Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/jackie-robinson-9460813>.

Johnson, Greg. "UCLA's Jackie Robinson - All-American in Every Sense." NCAA News Archive. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2010. Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://duanegraham.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/jackie-robinson.jpg>.

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