Jackie Robinson's Accomplishments

In the days of his early education, Charles R. Drew was a very successful athlete, whereas he won several medals for swimming, playing basketball, football, as well as an abundance of other sports. Furthermore, he was admitted to attend Amherst College on a sports scholarship, where he furthered his athletic career on the track and football teams. Despite all of Drew’s athletic accomplishments, he wanted to pursue his dream of being a doctor. Like many situations African Americans were put in, his dream had drawbacks. During this time, many medical schools in the United States prohibited African American students from entering their programs. Moreover, Drew could not afford the high costs of these programs. Later in his career Drew overcame

While he was at junior college, the article “How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball” claims that Robinson was arrested for disputing the police’s detention of one of his black friends. Later in his athletic career when he was making a deal with the Dodger’s executive, Branch Rickey, he was faced with another trial of racism. Rickey would only sign Robinson if he could “be a Negro player with enough guts not to fight back”. The day Robinson made that promise to Rickey was initially the day he officially begun to break the color barrier. Even after signing with the Dodgers, Robinson was tried by negative actions brought on by his teammates, saying that if he was playing then they weren’t and such. Despite this, when Robinson stepped onto the field as a first baseman, he became the first African American Major Leagues baseball player, which impacted African American athletes then, and impacts African American athletes today. After Robinson won Rookie of the year in 1947, more African Americans began joining Major League teams. Robinson also helped the Dodgers win the 1949 National League pennant, the World Series of 1955, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. His playing style changed the way players played the game. He inspired many players to be more aggressive in their base running rather than relying on how far they could hit the ball, according to the article. Along with all of his awards, recognitions, and titles, Jackie Robinson paved the way for athletes all over the world, because he broke the color barrier of sixty