My Take
I get a little awestruck every time I think about what Jackie Robinson actually pulled off. On April 15, 1947, he walked onto the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke baseball's color line in front of a country that was openly daring him to fail, and he answered with pure excellence: Rookie of the Year that very season, MVP by 1949, and that electric, fearless base-running that made him impossible to ignore. What gets me is the restraint it took, swallowing the abuse while letting his game do the talking. He was an athlete, a Hall of Famer, and a civil rights pioneer rolled into one, and the fact that every team retires his number 42 tells you everything. A genuine American hero, and I still love watching the old footage.
Overview
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jackie Robinson
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャッキー・ロビンソン
- Reading
- じゃっきー・ろびんそん
- Born
- January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Goat
- Origin
- Cairo, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player / basketball coach / athletics competitor / military officer / vice president
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- John Muir High School
- University
- Pasadena City College
Awards & achievements
- 1956 Spingarn Medal
- 2007 California Hall of Fame
- 2016 Quebec Sports Hall of Fame
- 1991 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1949 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
- 1984 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 2005 Congressional Gold Medal
- 1947 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.