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Jackie Robinson. Aidan Crowley, Mary Grace Cusumano , Clare Reiker , Joe Cantalin , Danny Pitts, and Chip Alexander. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jisw4RnsklE/TJpKnXCRgeI/AAAAAAAAABs/WVIJjrthrPs/s1600/Untitled1.png. Background Information:. Born: January 31, 1919 Where: Cairo, G eorgia - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jackie RobinsonAidan Crowley, Mary Grace
Cusumano, Clare Reiker, Joe Cantalin, Danny Pitts, and Chip Alexander
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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 74Average Season Strikeouts 29.1
Season Slugging Percentage .474Season At Bats 487.7
Games 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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