Jackie Robinson was born in 1919 in Georgia and was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball, breaking the color barrier in 1947. He faced discrimination throughout his life but had a successful baseball career, winning Rookie of the Year in 1947 and MVP in 1949 while helping the Brooklyn Dodgers win six pennants and the 1955 World Series. Robinson continued advocating for civil rights after his baseball career and passed away in 1972 at the age of 53 from complications of diabetes.
2. When and where the person was
born?
• Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919.
• He was born in a small old farm house in Cairo, Georgia.
3. Early Life
• Jackie was the youngest of five children.
• His father left the family shortly after he was
born.
• When he was one his family moved to Pasadena,
California.
• Jackie loved to play games and sports and he would usually win.
• The Robinson’s were the only black family that lived on Pepper Street.
Neighbors would curse and throw rocks at them.
4. Education
• For elementary school Jackie went to Killian
Elementary.
• At John Muir Technical High School he was an
average student but an outstanding athlete.
• He started college at Pasadena Junior College
then went to UCLA where he started in four sports.
5. Adult LifeCareer
• In 1940 at UCLA Jackie met his future wife Rachel
Isum.
• In 1942 he was drafted into the Army.
• After leaving the Army Jackie played baseball in
The negro leagues.
• In 1945 he met Branch Rickey and was recruited
to play for the Royals a minor league team.
• In 1946 he was married and went on to have 3
children.
• On April 10, 1947 he signed with the Brooklyn
Dodgers where he played for the next nine years.
• He retired and took a job with Chock Full O’Nuts restaurants.
6. Accomplishments
• Jackie had many accomplishments here are some.
• He won the Rookie Of The year award in 1947.
• He also won the National League Most Valuable
Player award in 1949.
• He won six National League pennants with the
Dodgers and won the World Series in 1955.
• In 1962 he was the first African-American inducted into the Hall of Fame.
7. Impact on the World
• Being the first African –American player in Major
League Baseball was an important step toward equal
rights.
• Jackie has been credited for breaking the Color
Barrier.
8. Date and cause of death
• Jackie battled with type one Diabetes.
• A heart attack eventually took his life on October 24,1972.
• He was just 53 years old.
