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Biography of Jackie Robinson's Life Biography of Jackie Robinson's Life Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. His dad, Jerry Robinson, left the family when Robinson was still an infant. Robinson's mom, Mallie Robinson, had the family move to California. Years later when Robinson attended Muir Technical High School he excelled in sports such as, track, football, baseball, and basketball.
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Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies. By DAVE ANDERSON. Jackie Robinson, who made history in 1947 by becoming the first black baseball player in the major leagues, suffered a heart attack in his home in Stamford, Conn., yesterday morning and died at Stamford Hospital at 7:10 A.M. He was 53 years old.
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Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies by dave anderson Jackie Robinson, who made history in 1947 by becoming the first black baseball player in the major leagues, suffered a heart attack in his home in Stamford, Conn., yesterday morning and died at Stamford Hospital at 7:10 A.M.
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Jackie Robinson Robinson's oldest son, Jackie Robinson Jr., had emotional trouble during his childhood. He entered special education at an early age. He enrolled in the Army in search of a disciplined environment.
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Jackie Aprile Sr. According to Sopranos; A Family History, Giacomo Michael Aprile Sr. was born in 1955, was a close friend and contemporary of Tony Soprano and they came up through the ranks of the DiMeo Crime Family together. Jackie's older brother, Richie Aprile, also stepped up in the same crime family. Jackie was also the brother of Liz La Cerva and thus the uncle of Adriana La Cerva. Jackie and Tony, along with Silvio Dante and Ralph Cifaretto, were in a minor-league crew as kids.
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11 Things You May Not Know About Jackie Robinson On January 31, 1919, Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson was born into a family of sharecroppers on a plantation in Cairo, Georgia. Twenty-eight years later, he cemented his place in history when he broke the color barrier and became the first African American to compete in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
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Jackie Robinson breaks major league color barrier A+E Networks. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American in the major leagues when he plays his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born into a family of sharecroppers on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia.+E Networks. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American in the major leagues when he plays his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born into a family of sharecroppers on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia.
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Jackie Robinson Biography Jackie Robinson Occupation Famous Baseball Players Birth Date January 31, 1919 Death Date October 24, 1972 Did You Know? Before becoming a professional baseball player, Jackie Robinson played football for the Honolulu Bears. Did You Know?
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- Jackie plays his first professional baseball game for the Montreal Royals at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. Joe Cummiskey of the Jersey Journal wrote: Jackie Robinson, first Negro player ever to play in organized baseball, broke in yesterday with the Montreal Royals-and with a bang. He smashed out four hits in five times up-a homer with two men on base and three singles.
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List of The Sopranos characters Unbeknownst to Rosalie, it was Ralph who ordered her son's death. Jackie Jr.'s cousin, Vito Spatafore, executed the hit, and the official story (as told to Rosalie, the rest of her family, and family friends) was that Jackie Jr. was killed by black drug dealers.
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- Family notes: 1  Jackie’s brother, Mack Robinson, won the silver medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 100 meter sprint. 2  Jackie’s wife, Rachel, was an associate professor of psychiatric nursing at Yale University at the time of Jackie’s death. 3  Jackie’s son, Jackie Jr., died in a car accident in 1971.
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- He was the first of two boys born to Michelle and Vince Carter, Sr. Michelle, was a teacher. Vince’s stepfather, Harry Robinson, was a teacher, too. Vince’s natural father, Vince Sr., left the family when Vince was in second grade, and they had little contact thereafter. When Vince thinks “Dad,” he thinks Harry. Vince picked up his first basketball at the age of two. He was obsessed with the game, and idolized Julius Erving.
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- On April 15, 1947, 28-year-old Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut with the Dodgers, against the Boston Braves, in front of more than 25,000 spectators at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. Robinson played first base and went zero for three at the plate.
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Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was the first African-American Major League Baseball (MLB) player of modern times. Robinson broke the baseball color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He was the first black man to openly play in the major leagues since the 1880s.
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Jackie Robinson Dies Jackie Robinson Dies. Robinson's body, which had served him well as an athlete, failed early. Heart disease complications and diabetes weakened him and made him almost blind by middle age. On October 24, 1972, he died of a heart attack at home in Stamford, Connecticut, aged 53. Jackie Robinson is interred at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY. His grave is located about half a mile south of the Jackie Robinson Parkway, which bisects the cemetery.
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Jackie Robinson Biography Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century. He joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and was named Rookie of the Year that year, National League MVP in 1949 and a World Series champ in 1955.
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Important Events From This day in History April 15th Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson Parkway also runs through the cemetery. After Robinson's death, his widow founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation, of which she remains an officer as of 2010. On April 15, 2008, she announced that in 2010 the foundation will be opening a museum about Jackie in Lower Manhattan.
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- Jackie Robinson was a sports pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, best known for becoming the first African American to play professional sports in the major leagues. Robinson debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947.any from the American Jewish community tacitly or actively supported the civil rights movement. Several of the co-founders of the NAACP were Jewish. In the latter part of the 20th century, many of its white members and leading activists came from within the Jewish community.
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What Jackie Kennedy Knew About JFK's Cheating â and Why She Looked the Other Way Jackie Style author Pamela Keogh says Jackie’s Wall Street stockbroker father, John Bouvier, had his own indiscretions, which informed his young daughter’s view of marriage. “She came from a world where that is what men did, and it was accepted,” says Keogh. Popperfoto/Getty Images.
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Biography Overview (4) Mini Bio (1) Jackie Sonny Wilson was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Highland Park, the only son of Jack and Eliza Mae Wilson from Columbus, Mississippi. His father was an alcoholic and constantly unemployed, and his mother, who had lost two earlier children, doted on Jackie and became a powerful influence in his life.
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World Series honors Jackie Robinson, a legacy with roots in Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jackie Robinson’s widow, 95-year-old Rachel Robinson, and his surviving children threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium in before Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday night. Robinson died 45 years ago tonight at the age of 53.
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- Jackie Robinson made history in 1947 when he broke baseball’s color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. A talented and versatile player, Robinson won the National League Rookie of the Year award his first season, and helped the Dodgers to the National League championship – the first of his six trips to the World Series. In 1949 Robinson won the league MVP award, and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
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The Winter of Her Despair As far as she was concerned, there was not a moment to be lost. The secret burial was set to take place that week under the auspices of Bishop Philip Hannan, who, at Jackie’s request, had given the eulogy for President Kennedy at St. Matthew’s Cathedral. It remained only for Teddy Kennedy, youngest of the Kennedy brothers, to fly in the remains of both children on the family jet.
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- On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years. Exactly...
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Jackie Robinson Born Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His mother, Mallie Robinson, single-handedly raised Jackie and her four other children. They were the only black family on their block, and the prejudice they encountered only strengthened their bond.