 He was the inaugural recipient of the Rookie of the Year award, which is now named the Jackie Robinson Award in his honor.The Dodgers' willingness to integrate, when most other teams refused to, was a key factor in their 1947–1956 success.They won six pennants in those 10 years with the help of Robinson, three-time MVP Roy Campanella, Cy Young Award winner Don Newcombe, Jim Gilliam and Joe Black.