The number 42 has been retired from Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson was a legend in the baseball community. He was the first black person to break the color barrier in sports. With a story that is hard to imagine, this biography should be interesting. When Jackie was young, he grew up in Cairo, Georgia, which is a very small town. He was born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. His dad was a very busy person. He was in the Army for a few years. When he was young, the “Red Summer” was taking place. The “Red Summer” was a time period when the whites would kill African Americans through lynchings and burnings. Jackie was lucky enough that he did not have to go through it and his dad stayed safe. As Jackie grew older, he attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California. Throughout his high school days, he played basketball, baseball, football, and …show more content…
He continued playing football, baseball, basketball, and track. While he was there, he was the first student to receive four varsity letters in one year. In college, he also earned the National Junior College Long Jump award, and the Most ground gained in college football at the time. He earned both of those awards in 1939.
Continuing with his career, Jackie signed with Honolulu Bears pro football team in 1939. Seven years after that, he married Rachel Issum on February 10. They later had three kids. Their daughters name was Sharon Robinson. Their sons’ names were Jackie Robinson Jr. and David Robinson. The reason he got married in this point in time was he got kicked out of the Army because his ankles were too weak from playing football for too long.
Very shortly after, Jackie signed with the Kansas City Royals. He then earned the International League Batting Title in 1946. Then he led the league in bases stole from 1947 to 1949, and was the league MVP in 1949. From then, his popularity grew a