Jackie+Robinson

Jackie Robinson or Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. He became the youngest out of four other children. He interests me because he was the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues. He first attended the john muir high school, then later the Pasadena junior college. While there he played four different sports which were football, baseball, track, and basketball. Later he became the regions most valuable player in 1938. Due to financial difficulties he was forced to leave his college. He eventually decided to enroll in the U.S. army. After about two years he promoted to second lieutenant. But unfortunately his army years where cut short when ever he was court-martialed in his relationship to his objections with incidents of racial discrimination. He finally left the army with an honorable discharge. Recently after, the coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers approached him about joining the team. On October 23, 1945 the coach decided that he would sign with a with a UCLA baseball, track, football, and basketball star out of Pasadena, California. That person was Jack Roosevelt Robinson and was signed to a Brooklyn Dodgers contract. He said that an economy is what is all about in1945 when Robinson finally made it to the big club in Brooklyn.” It may be what it is all about in 1999,” Jackie said. He joined the dodgers after spring training in Havana, Cuba. Eventually on April 10, 1947 after grounding out for the Montreal Royals against the Brooklyn Dodgers in an Ebbets field exhibition. That is why I like Jackie Robinson, because he was so devoted to what his dream was.