jackie robinson: more than just a b aseball player
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Jackie Robinson: More than just a B aseball Player. By: Charmayne Harkins Erich Wills. Early Years. Jack Roosevelt Robinson January 31,1919 Cairo, Georgia 5 th and last child Raised by his Mother. Education. Pasadena, California John Muir Technical High School - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jackie Robinson: More
than just a Baseball
PlayerBy: Charmayne Harkins
Erich Wills
Early Years
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
January 31,1919
Cairo, Georgia
5th and last child
Raised by his Mother
Education
Pasadena, California
John Muir Technical High School
Pasadena Junior College in 1938
UCLA (4 Letter Man) 1939
Military Life
Drafted into the army in 1942
2nd Iieutenant
Honorably discharged in 1944
Baseball Career
Kansas City Monarchs in 1945
Montreal Royals
Dodgers
Decade
MVP
Play link: http://www.history.com/videos/jackie-robinson-changes-the-face-of-america#jackie-robinson-changes-the-face-of-america
Last Days
His number was retired
Died October 24,1972 of a heart attack
Resources
Books
A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson, David A Adler
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball, Jim O’Connor
Whoo Was Jackie Robinson, Gail Herman, Nancy Harrison, and John O’Brien
Jackie Robinson Baseball Great, Richard Scott
The Value of Courage: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Spencer Johnson