Jackie Robinson

1. Early Life

1.1. Born January 31, 1919 in Georgia

1.2. Played semi-pro football before going into the Army for WWII

1.3. Left the Army in 1944 and started playing professional baseball

2. Getting into Baseball

2.1. Baseball was segregated at this time in history so Robinson played in the Negro league

2.2. Robinson chosen by Branch Rickey to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers

2.3. Played his first game on April 15, 1947 and became the first black to play in the MLB

3. Baseball Career

3.1. Led the International League with a .349 batting avg and .985 fielding percentage.

3.2. Led in stolen bases in 1949 and earned the National League's Most Valuable Player Award

3.3. Set a league record stealing 19 bases in a single season

3.4. In 1955, took his team to the World Series and won

4. Giving Back

4.1. Robinson testified on discrimination in 1949

4.2. In 1952, Robinson called out the Yankees for not breaking the color-barrier

5. Legacy

5.1. Worked as an executive for Chock Full O' Nuts coffee company and restaurant chain

5.2. Robinson was the first African-American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962

5.3. Died from heart problems and diabetes complications on October 24, 1972, in Stamford, Connecticut.