Jackie Robinson

1. He was the rookie of the year in 1947, he won a world series championship in 1955, and he was selected 6 times to play in the All-Star Game.

2. Jackie had a career of 1,518 hits in the Major Leagues.

3. He played second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 until 1956.

4. Jackie was the first African American to play Major League Baseball.

5. Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was born on January 31, 1919.

6. Jackie Robinson died at the age of 53 on October 24, 1972.

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7. Aside from his amazing career, Jackie retired from the game of baseball in 1956 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962

8. Jackie was born in Cairo, Georgia.