Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed Robinson. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
NAME | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE |
BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHPLACE MARKER | CAIRO | GEORGIA |
HOUSE/HOSPITAL | HOUSE | PASADENA | CALIFORNIA |
EDUCATION | WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PASADENA | CALIFORNIA |
EDUCATION | JOHN MUIR TECH HIGH SCHOOL | PASADENA | CALIFORNIA |
EDUCATION | PASADENA JUNIOR COLLEGE | PASADENA | CALIFORNIA |
EDUCATION | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES | PASADENA | CALIFORNIA |
DIED-RESIDENCE | HOUSE- 62 ELMCROFT RD ST | NORTH STAMFORD | CONNECTICUT |
BURIAL | CYPRESS HILLS CEMETRY | NEW YORK | NEW YORK |
MEMORIAL | JACKIE ROBINSON MEMORIAL | PASADENA | CALIFORNIA |
STATUE | JACKIE ROBINSON STATUE | PASADENA | CALIFORNIA |
STATUE | JACKIE ROBINSON STATUE-FRONT OF DODGER STADUM | LOS ANGELES | CALIFORNIA |
STADIUM | JACKIE ROBINSON STADIUM | LOS ANGELES | CALIFORNIA |
STADIUM | JACKIE ROBINSON STADIUM | DAYTONA BEACH | FLORIDA |