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Can One Person Make a Difference?. By: Tracy Weinkauf February 1, 2005. Jackie Robinson. “A life is not important except in the impact it has on others.” Robinson. http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/jackie/photo15.html. Early Life of Jackie. Was Born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919
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Can One Person Make a Difference? By: Tracy Weinkauf February 1, 2005
Jackie Robinson “A life is not important except in the impact it has on others.” • Robinson http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/jackie/photo15.html
Early Life of Jackie • Was Born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919 • Later moved to Pasadena, California with his mother and siblings
Robinson Family • Jackie was the youngest of 5 children • Parents were Jerry (a sharecropper) and Mallie Robinson • Met wife Rachel Isum in 1940 and married her after joining the Dodgers • Had three children of his own
Education • John Muir Technical High school • Won honors and lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track and field • Pasadena Junior College from September 1937 to August 1939 • UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) • On an athletic scholarship
Early Accomplishments • UCLA’s first four letter athlete • Team's highest scorer for two years in basketball • Won national championship in long jump
More Accomplishments • All-American halfback on the university's football team • Was awarded his commission of second lieutenant in January of 1943 for the United Stated Army
Obstacles and Difficulties • Denied acceptance to U.S. Officer's Candidate School due to race the first time he applied • Could not travel with the military teams • Segregation within the military • “For coloreds only” signs everywhere • Refused driver’s orders to sit in the back of the bus • Upset baseball fans and booing • http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/jackie/photo15.html
“Baseball’s Great Experiment” • Began a professional baseball career with the Negro League • Persuaded to join the Dodger organization by Branch Rickey • True test of his playing skills, psychological make-up, and social adjustments • Break the segregation of races in baseball
Helped lead his team to become the champions of the International league • Promoted to National League Brooklyn Dodgers • National League Rookie of the year • *http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/robinson01.html
More Accomplishments • National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949 • Baseball Hall Of Fame on January 23, 1962 http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/jackie/photo15.html
How Has He Made a Difference? • Was chosen to cross the line from the Negro league into the all White baseball league • Speaker for the House Un-American Activities Committee • Spoke against racism and being American • A legacy for the sports arena during this time period • http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/robinson01.html
Did You Know? • Jackie Robinson… • His entire name is Jack Roosevelt Robinson • He joined a gang as a teenager…but thanks to many people, he changed his life • His brother Mack was a world-class sprinter • Taught Sunday school lessons • http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/robinson01.html
Comprehension Questions • 1) Jackie was the first ____ letter athlete at UCLA. • 2) What branch of the military was Jackie in? • 3) What National League team did Robinson play on?
“The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.”-Robinson
References • http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaitsa.htm#robinson • http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/robinson01.html • http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=j_robinson • http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/jackie/photo15.html