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Jackie Robinson

American basketball player (1927–2022)

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Occupation

Basketball player

Born in

Fort Worth

Born

April 26, 1927

Zodiac

Taurus

34,623

days lived

94

age at death

Born
April 26, 1927 in 🇺🇸Fort Worth
Died
February 8, 2022 (aged 94)
Zodiac
♉︎Taurus·rabbit 🐇
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About

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Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.

Trivia

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  • •Jackie Robinson (not to be confused with the baseball player) played professional basketball in the American Basketball League (ABL) before the NBA.
  • •Jackie Robinson, the basketball player, won the ABL championship with the Philadelphia Sphas in 1943.
  • •Jackie Robinson, the basketball player, played college basketball at Seattle University.
  • •Jackie Robinson, the basketball player, was born in Seattle, Washington.

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Sun Sign

Taurus♉︎

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Moon Sign

Pisces♓︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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Planetary positions calculated for April 26, 1927

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1972
Day 16,618
Age 45

Jackie Robinson Dies

Confidence
96%
Oct 24, 1972

Dies at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, due to complications from diabetes and heart disease.

1957
Day 10,843
Age 29

Retires from Baseball

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1957

Traded to the New York Giants, but chooses to retire rather than play for them. He retired because he did not want to play for the New York Giants; he was beginning a job as an executive at Chock full o'Nuts.

1955
Day 10,112
Age 27

Wins World Series with Dodgers

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1955

Wins his only World Series title with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1949
Day 7,921
Age 21

Named National League MVP

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1949

Wins the National League Most Valuable Player Award.

1947
Day 7,294
Age 19

MLB Debut with Brooklyn Dodgers

Confidence
96%
Apr 15, 1947

Makes his Major League Baseball debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the color barrier in the modern era.

1945
Day 6,755
Age 18

Signs with the Montreal Royals

Confidence
96%
Oct 23, 1945

Signs a contract with the Montreal Royals, the Brooklyn Dodgers' International League farm team, breaking the baseball color barrier.

1942
Day 5,364
Age 14

Enrolls at UCLA

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1942

Attends UCLA, where he becomes the first athlete in the university's history to letter in four sports (baseball, basketball, football, and track).

1941
Day 4,999
Age 13

Attends Pasadena Junior College

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1941

Continues athletic career at Pasadena Junior College, excelling in football, baseball, basketball, and track. Named the region's Most Valuable Player in baseball in 1940.

Day 4,999
Age 13

Meets Rachel Isum

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1941

While at UCLA, he meets Rachel Isum, who becomes his wife.

1939
Day 4,268
Age 11

Graduates from Washington Junior High School

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1939

Graduates from Washington Junior High School and helps the baseball team to a league championship.

Day 4,268
Age 11

Attends John Muir Technical High School

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1939

Attends John Muir Technical High School and participates in four sports: football, basketball, baseball, and track.

1930
Day 981
Age 2

Robinson Family Moves to Pasadena, California

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96%
Jan 1, 1930

Mallie Robinson moves her five children to Pasadena, California, in search of better opportunities, escaping the Jim Crow South.

1919
Day -3,007
Age -9

Jack Roosevelt Robinson Born

Confidence
96%
Jan 31, 1919

Born in Cairo, Georgia, the youngest of five children of sharecroppers Mallie (McGriff) and Jerry Robinson.