Career and Acheivements
Jackie Robinson had a fairly successful young adult life. Jackie Robinson did not only achieve in baseball. He also achieved in
other college sports. For example, he led the collegial Pacific Coast Conference in scoring twice in basketball. He became the NCAA champion in the broad jump in 1940. He also reached All-American Football status.
He served as a second lieutenant in World War II. But he never saw combat because he was kicked out when he refused to move to the back of a segregated bus. He moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, to play with a semi-professional football team. They were called the Honolulu Bears.
Jackie Robinson did not go straight to Major League Baseball (MLB). He started with playing baseball on a team with only African-Americans. In 1946, he joined the all-white Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Despite the racial abuse, he had an outstanding start with the Royals. He then moved on to play his first major league game in Ebbets Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Jackie Robinson had many achievements, many of them in baseball. For example, Jackie helped his team win the National League Pennant in 1947. In that same year, he led the National League in stolen bases and was chosen as Rookie of the Year. In 1949, he was named national League's Most Valuable Player (MVP). Then, six years later in 1955, he helped his team achieve the ultimate accomplishment: winning the World Series.
Perhaps his most significant achievements were his achievements in the ending of segregation. In 1949, he testified against discrimination before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He publicly called the Yankees a racist organization because they did not lift the color barrier even after Jackie had been with the Dodgers for 5 years. He was the first African-American to play Major League baseball. He was also the first African-American to be inducted in the baseball Hall of Fame.
other college sports. For example, he led the collegial Pacific Coast Conference in scoring twice in basketball. He became the NCAA champion in the broad jump in 1940. He also reached All-American Football status.
He served as a second lieutenant in World War II. But he never saw combat because he was kicked out when he refused to move to the back of a segregated bus. He moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, to play with a semi-professional football team. They were called the Honolulu Bears.
Jackie Robinson did not go straight to Major League Baseball (MLB). He started with playing baseball on a team with only African-Americans. In 1946, he joined the all-white Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Despite the racial abuse, he had an outstanding start with the Royals. He then moved on to play his first major league game in Ebbets Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Jackie Robinson had many achievements, many of them in baseball. For example, Jackie helped his team win the National League Pennant in 1947. In that same year, he led the National League in stolen bases and was chosen as Rookie of the Year. In 1949, he was named national League's Most Valuable Player (MVP). Then, six years later in 1955, he helped his team achieve the ultimate accomplishment: winning the World Series.
Perhaps his most significant achievements were his achievements in the ending of segregation. In 1949, he testified against discrimination before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He publicly called the Yankees a racist organization because they did not lift the color barrier even after Jackie had been with the Dodgers for 5 years. He was the first African-American to play Major League baseball. He was also the first African-American to be inducted in the baseball Hall of Fame.