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Jackie Robinson did it by walking out onto a Major League Baseball diamond in New York for a regular-season game ... "Men like that put themselves in those positions," said Rachel, who established the Jackie Robinson Foundation in New York City, to Newhouse News Service. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
African-American Firsts Nov 6, 2008
The legendary Jackie Robinson integrated 00004000 America's pastime and changed more than the game ... The legendary Jackie Robinson, who will always be remembered as one of the greatest, integrated America's pastime and changed more than the game. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Pair of pitchers from India eye major league opportunities Nov 5, 2008
By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES They have never heard of Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron or Jackie Robinson. They can tell you about Sachin Tendulkar, one of India's greatest cricket players, but would tell you Michael Jordan is a clothes designer, not a former basketball player. (USA Today -- Sports)
African American Pittsburghers cheer history Nov 5, 2008
"That was the era of Jackie Robinson," he said. "You had to be better.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Confident Obama: 'I think we're winning right now so maybe I'm doing something right'... Nov 1, 2008
" Sadly, that is true. Lastly, the actual real hateful spew, coming from both sides a bit, but honestly, mostly from McCain's camp, is unfortunately prdictable....see Jackie Robinson, MLK, or Hank Aarons run up to topping Ruth. It's just sad to see that the country will seemingly go through this type of nonsense everytime we try to take a positive paradigm shifting step toward a better future. and a better world. As one of my Hero's Bill Hicks used to say....."You have a choice everyday between... (The Drudge Report)
Mural a point of pride for Dorsey (Calif.) Nov 1, 2008
The renovation was a surprise for the players Thursday afternoon, just hours before their rivalry game with Crenshaw at Jackie Robinson Stadium. "It was emotional, the community and the alumni and the players really appreciated it and are grateful," said Paul Knox, the head coach at Dorsey since 1985. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
More of this story Oct 30, 2008
Jackie Robinson of Brooklyn Dodger fame is tenth on the list with 22 runs scored in series play. One of those Robinson runs was a steal of home versus the Yankees. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
KC announces cast for Under the Influence Oct 23, 2008
The cast includes some area high school students as well: Hannah Burke and Jackie Robinson from Rochelle Township High School and Emma Franklin from DeKalb High School. The production is directed by Nadine Franklin, theater instructor at Kishwaukee College. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Names in the Game Oct 23, 2008
Other baseball items include a Ty Cobb professional model bat circa 1925-28, a Jackie Robinson bat from 1950-51, a Thurman Munson road jersey from 1978 and a 1919 baseball autographed by Ruth and Cobb. Graziano's belt, which he won with a sixth-round knockout of Tony Zale, features three ornate plated shields. (International Herald Tribune)
Series offers change Oct 23, 2008
In 2007, on the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, star Torii Hunter wondered whether baseball had done the Hall of Famer a disservice. "That's what it seems like to me -- that all the work he's done is almost for nothing," Hunter said then. (News & Observer -- Sports)
MLB Notebook: Presidential rivals open TV coverage (Today) Oct 23, 2008
McCain noted the contribution Jackie Robinson made as the first black player in the major leagues, quoting Martin Luther King Jr.: "He was a Freedom Rider before freedom rides.". Obama also started, before McCain picks up and then they both finish together, John F. Kennedy saying, "I think that both baseball and the country will endure.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Hall of Fame Oct 19, 2008
UNLV Rebels - The Official Athletic Site for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Current time in Las Vegas 5:32 a.m. Sunday, October 19, 2008. (Unlvrebels.com)
1950: THE WHIZ KIDS Oct 19, 2008
The Dodgers roster offered a bevy of stars, including 1949 NL Most Valuable Player Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, Gil Hodges and Roy Campanella. The Cardinals had one of the great double-play combinations in shortstop Marty Marion and second baseman Red Schoendienst, as well as future Hall of Fame outfielders Stan Mu sial and Enos "Country" Slaughter. (NJ.com -- Times)
The Best Planet Profits Can Provide Oct 18, 2008
When the Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson, it was a brilliant business decision that also contributed to the transformation of American society. Few things changed race relations more than the day it became cool for whites to root for the black guy. (Forbes)
Former UCLA Standout Chase Utley Propels Phillies to World Series Oct 17, 2008
Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers) and Bobby Brown (New York Yankees) were the first former Bruins to play in the World Series when their teams met in the 1947 Fall Classic - the Yankees defeated the Dodgers in seven games. Robinson made six trips to the World Series, the most of any former UCLA ballplayer. (Uclabruins.com)
20 Questions with Women's Soccer Goalkeeper Kelsey Lysander Oct 16, 2008
I'm going to cheat and say I would have a dinner party with Babe Ruth, Alexander Hamilton, and Jackie Robinson. Each of them made huge contributions to their individual arenas and are still remembered today. (Und.com)
Get a Taste of Orangeburg at Oct. 26 event Oct 16, 2008
"Local artists will provide entertainment on the Taste of Orangeburg stage. The band Route 66 -- comprised of Pete Chaplin on vocals, Phil Storey on bass, Dave Tartell on keyboard and Jim Dreyfuss on guitar -- will appear from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Also performing will be The Red Hour (Troy Pooser is lead singer and plays keyboard, Rad Cochran plays lead guitar, Joseph "Randy" Tuttle plays bass and Eddie Thompson plays drums) from 1:15 to 2 p.m.; 2008 Orangeburg Idol Eden Graves at 2:10 p.m.; and the... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Brand claims sports boosts social justice Oct 14, 2008
Advertisements Ken Tysiac, Staff Writer When NCAA president Myles Brand was a boy, he'd take the subway to Ebbets Field to watch one of his heroes, Jackie Robinson, play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson was major league baseball's first African-American player. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Ask Babe: More questions for the Babe Oct 13, 2008
Dear Babe: I have a black-and-white Jackie Robinson Bond Bread card ... "The Jackie Robinson Bond Bread cards come with square corners,'' said Alan "Mr ... "The card is part of a relatively obscure set of 13 cards listed in the American Card Catalog as D302,'' said Lyman Hardeman, of www.oldcardboard.com., "Unlike the D305 'regular' Bond Bread set, all cards in this 'supplement' set feature Jackie Robinson. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Davis biopic 'The Express' doesn't fumble the telling Oct 10, 2008 Backfield Emotion Oct 10, 2008 After 60 years, Zimmer is the ultimate common denominator Oct 8, 2008 LPGA tournament presents once-in-a-lifetime opportunity here Oct 3, 2008 Hoffman earns Branch Rickey Award Oct 3, 2008 Covering the bases: Major League notes Oct 3, 2008 Is Chipper a Brave for life? Oct 3, 2008 Related GW Coverage Oct 3, 2008 Sound, light show floated as Riverfront Park improvement Sep 25, 2008 James Kaigler, 81, vet, railroad man, Elks member Sep 25, 2008 Johnny Peskys love affair with the Red Sox flowered early on Sep 25, 2008 Filling TV's Black Hole: David Alan Grier's 'Chocolate News' Premieres on Comedy Central(R) Wednesday, October 15 at 10:30 P.M. Sep 25, 2008 Red Sox will retire Pesky's No. 6 this weekend Sep 24, 2008 This time the Hall can get it right Sep 23, 2008 Footage of Robinson's debut rare Sep 23, 2008 A Giant question: 50 years, 50 answers Sep 23, 2008 A People's History of Sports Sep 22, 2008 Where are they now? Bob Tewksbury Sep 20, 2008 Selig allowing anyone to wear No. 42 Sep 20, 2008 Russell remembers Robinson Sep 20, 2008 New Book Investigates Racial Issues... Sep 19, 2008 Cathedral has Torre, Mattingly reminiscing Sep 19, 2008 Memphis loses MLB Civil Rights Game to Cincinnati Sep 19, 2008 Civil Rights Game boosted to big stage Sep 19, 2008 Tom VerducciINSIDE BASEBALL Sep 17, 2008 Game On! blog: Dennis Quaid on football legend Sep 16, 2008 John Kennedy, Jacksonville's forgotten baseball pioneer, loved to play ball Sep 16, 2008 Marshall Faulk rushes in to help S.D. groups Sep 14, 2008 Concentric circles of new possibility are still there Sep 14, 2008 Editorial: Let’s get to know ‘Your Incredible Neighbors’ Sep 14, 2008 'Driving Hard' details life of true pacesetter Sep 14, 2008 Iron men: Dick and Rick Hoyt vie for Toughest Athlete title Sep 12, 2008 Sarah-Jo Lawrence Nominated for 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year Sep 11, 2008 Braves win in 10th Sep 10, 2008 Daytona snares Florida State League title Sep 10, 2008 MADONNA MIGHT BE UNABLE TO SWING SR... Sep 9, 2008 Sellout streak etched in Tribe lore Sep 5, 2008 At $869 a pair, Shea Stadium seats selling fast Sep 5, 2008 A nod to the Negro Leagues Aug 31, 2008 Voices speak about Obama's nomination Aug 28, 2008 Stone's book is a good tribute Aug 27, 2008 Pucko: Interpreted Medal Count Aug 26, 2008 'Black List' different kind of civil rights docu Aug 25, 2008 As Seen On Streetside San Diego With Lorrie Jordan Aug 25, 2008 Miss. group helped lay groundwork Aug 24, 2008 Piniella set to meet with Fukudome Aug 24, 2008 Robinson Foundation Scholar honored Aug 23, 2008 LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 21, 2008 Aug 22, 2008 Another special baseball summer for Bobby Tiefenauer Aug 21, 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame: where the past comes alive Aug 21, 2008 Boxing continues to take a hit in U.S. Aug 20, 2008 Greatest Story Never Told Aug 14, 2008 Female Iraqi sprinter overcomes many hurdles Aug 12, 2008 Opinion: Garcia's misery reaches Lefty proportions Aug 11, 2008 Judith Ann Heathcock, 61 (6) Aug 10, 2008 East Team Rallies in Ninth Inning for 4 - 2 Comeback Win Over West in 2008 Aflac All-American Game Aug 10, 2008 756 ONE YEAR LATER: Pitcher who became a trivia answer Aug 8, 2008 Cartersville's Tate in running for national baseball honor Aug 8, 2008 Robinson Foundation grads give back Aug 7, 2008 Little League team inspired by Old Brooklyn Dodgers Aug 7, 2008 Red Cross needs local 'heroes' for disaster aid Aug 5, 2008 Baseball hopeful of future Aug 5, 2008 Parting words from some 'last lectures' Aug 4, 2008 Footage of Robinson's debut rare Aug 4, 2008 Smith Glad to Be Home Aug 3, 2008
What he found in Davis was a running back akin to Jackie Robinson: a straight arrow determined to stand up for himself. Quaid is lean and grouchy in a showy role: In one scene, he barks to his team that he's not prepping them to play the New York City Ballet Company. (USA Today -- Life)
Movie Review: 'The Express' Oct 10, 2008
Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949, but the Dodgers didn't play in the South. Davis was far from the first black star on a college team; Jim Brown preceded him at Syracuse, and how well I remember cheering beside my dad as we watched J.C. Caroline play for the University of Illinois in 1953-'54. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
THE Express" is a decent football movie, just about good enough to be the 40th best episode of "Friday Night Lights" . . . which has aired 39 episodes. Rob Brown, a likable if bland actor with an eager apple-pie face, plays Ernie Davis, who shook off poverty and racism to follow in Jim Brown's urgent footsteps in the Syracuse University football program in 1959. Thanks to the gruff-but-fair-ness of his only mildly racist coach (Dennis Quaid, borrowing Kevin Costner's look from "JFK"), Davis took... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949 and he was there when Jackie Robinson stole home in the 1955 World Series. He was a member of Casey Stengel's original Amazin' Mets in 1962 and he managed the Chicago Cubs to a division title in 1989. (Boston Globe)
Thankfully, the tour shelved one of the worst ideas in professional sports since Jackie Robinson s playing days when it decided this summer against requiring players to become proficient in English. As a result, players from Taiwan, South Korea, Sweden and Brazil will join those from the United States without having to worry about those who would otherwise have turned out to protest the wrong-headed LPGA policy. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
The award is named for the late Branch Rickey, credited with breaking the color barrier in the Major Leagues in 1945 when he signed Jackie Robinson to break baseball's unofficial ban on African-Americans and dark-skinned Latino players. The source of the award also has a personal connection for Hoffman. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)
He's credited with breaking the color barrier in the major leagues in 1945 when he signed Jackie Robinson, the first modern day black player. SHORT HOPS: Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, 35, is expected to be ready for spring training after undergoing surgery on his lower back. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Al Kaline, Mickey Mantle, Brooks Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski, Tony Gwynn, Jackie Robinson - These men were all wonderful players and Hall of Famers, but what helps set them apart is that they played for only one team. Aaron, Niekro and Glavine should have never been anything other than a Brave and neither should Chipper. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
THIS IS NOT a Jackie Robinson story. did not decide on a career in elite rowing because no other black man had won a place on the U.S. Olympic rowing team. (Gwsports.com)
DAYTONA BEACH -- Picture Riverfront Park with an old-fashioned waterfront inn, historic boat tours that drift along Manatee Island and a sound and light show on the water near Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Those are some of the concepts drawn up at Tuesday night's second Riverfront Master Plan meeting, where residents' input helps redevelopment boards and the City Commission decide what new features will become a reality at the underutilized Beach Street park. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Other survivors include a son, Richard W. Kaigler of Snellville; a daughter, Trina S. Crispino of Loganville; a stepdaughter, Jackie Robinson of Palm Harbor, Fla. a stepson, Chuck Caricofe of Loganville; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Jackie Robinson s 42 also has been retired by Major League Baseball. It s terrific, said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Other surprising and revealing reports scheduled to be presented by Grier this season include: unmasking the shocking news that the super group KISS was originally black; "Fat Black Momma Syndrome," an investigation into the recent trend in Hollywood films of excessive "fat black mama" characters; "Vitahood," a report on Thelonias, founder of the "Jackie Robinson Empowerment Agency" who has devised a way to get drug addicts healthy by mixing vitamins in their illegal drugs; and "Tranny Wreck," a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
He's the sixth Boston player so honored, along with Doerr (1), Joe Cronin (4), Carl Yastrzemski (8), Williams (9) and Carlton Fisk (27); all major league teams retired No. 42 for Jackie Robinson in 1997. Pesky was a major league infielder for 10 seasons, eight of them with the Red Sox, missing three years to serve in the Navy during World War II. But that's just a small part of his 57 years of service to the team. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Admittedly Hodges was a streaky player who was not as consistent as Snider or other enshrined teammates, Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella. Still, when he retired in the early 1960s he was the National League's all-time career right-handed home run hitter with 370. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
JACKIE ROBINSON REMEMBERED ... By Robert Kimball, USA TODAY Imagine the television coverage if Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier today ... An index card notes "Jackie Robinson bunts and moves to second on bad throw" and "Robinson scores" during the Dodgers' three-run seventh inning, in which Robinson scored the go-ahead run. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)
You have to remember that Jackie Robinson influenced a lot of African-Americans. So back when I was a toddler I heard about Jackie Robinson, Junior Gilliam and Willie Mays. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
" 2. While Jackie Robinson famously broke baseball's color barrier, he stood on the shoulders of courageous African Americans like Moses Fleetwood Walker, an Oberlin College graduate who played in 42 games for the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884 the first sustained stint with a "major league" club for an African American, and the last until Robinson debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Walker was the subject of a letter from an opposing team that began: "We. hereby warn you not to play... (Time.com)
"All kinds of these things that it's nice to be in a position to help these guys work through those. "Jackie Robinson had a quote where he said, 'Life is not important except for the impact it has on others. To have an impact on young men that are trying to live the dream that I was fortunate enough to lead is pretty cool. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
JACKIE ROBINSON REMEMBERED ... By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday that he'll accept any request to wear Jackie Robinson's retired uniform number Sunday in tribute to the 60th anniversary of breaking MLB's color barrier ... The uniforms worn Sunday in Robinson's honor will be autographed by the players and donated to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, according to Major League Baseball officials. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)
Asked about the ceremonies baseball is planning Sunday in tribute to the late Jackie Robinson, the first black ballplayer to break the racial barrier in Major League Baseball, Russell said, ``You may or may not know that I was a pallbearer at Jackie Robinson's funeral ... How did I get to be Jackie Robinson's favorite. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)
As the first half of the twentieth century ended, opportunities for racial integration in sports gradually emerged, as evidenced when the Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson in 1947. Over the next several years, Robinson, tennis champion Althea Gibson, and track star Wilma Rudolph would come to represent the potential for African American success in an integrated (albeit predominantly white) world. (Suite101.com)
09/18/2008 12:25 PM ET No skipping over Cathedral memories Among coaches, Mattingly treasures callup; Torre, October By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com. Torre and Mattingly's legacy. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
In addition to the game, events in Memphis have included roundtable discussions, youth events, tours of the and the Beacon Awards, which honored Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson; late Negro Leagues player Buck O Neil; and filmmaker Spike Lee. This year s awards were presented to Frank Robinson; late publisher John Johnson, who founded Ebony and Jet magazines; and Vera Clemente, widow of Roberto Clemente. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball has made efforts to improve its diversity, especially during the past couple of decades ... "Baseball integrated by bringing in Jackie Robinson before public schools were desegregated in our country and before the armed forces [were desegregated]," Solomon said. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Now there will be only one ballpark left where the Dodgers' Jackie Robinson played: Wrigley Field. It's not quite building over Civil War battlefields, but you get the idea. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Im not old enough to remember Jackie Robinson but I know about him. It was kind of a burden not to have a blueprint to go off of but it offered me a lot of flexibility because there was no blueprint. (USA Today -- Sports)
Brooklyn Dodgers, April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson ... In 1957, 10 years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, Kennedy suited up for the Philadelphia Phillies, making them the last National League team to integrate ... "The Phillies had a bad reputation, but we were so excited that we had to see it. Everybody went to the Phillies game to see the people who they played against - especially when the Dodgers came with Jackie Robinson.". (Florida Times-Union)
But Faulk, 35, the retired NFL star and former San Diego State University standout, wasn't at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA to visit with the team. Instead, he was distributing donated office furniture to local community groups as part of his effort to establish his namesake foundation in its new home, San Diego. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Eulogy for former Brooklyn Dodgers star Jackie Robinson ... However, the eulogy from Jackie Robinson's funeral has had a special meaning to me for many years ... You see, my mom read to me a story about Jackie Robinson from the old Weekly Reader every night, it seems, for years when I was young. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
In the past, we ve profiled community members such as former big-league ballplayer Roy Smalley (who used to share the field with Jackie Robinson), tireless charity advocate Erika Chacon, Arizona Department of Public Safety chaplain Vern Harms and countless other outstanding local residents. Your Incredible Neighbors is exactly the type of series that keeps a community newspaper thriving. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Wendell Scott is frequently called the Jackie Robinson of American stock- car racing. In 1952, at Virginia's old Richmond Speedway, he was able to talk his way past a NASCAR race steward and compete, thus crossing the sport's color line. (NJ.com -- Times)
Eliminated contestants include boxer Muhammad Ali, quarterback Brett Favre, hockey star Gordie Howe, stuntman Evel Knievel, baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, and cyclist Lance Armstrong. "It's just amazing to me," said Dick Hoyt, adding that he didn't know how Versus had chosen its entrants. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Lawrence was instrumental in the development of GW's Jackie Robinson Society program in 2008, was active in both the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and Athletes in Action, and volunteered with Adopt-A-Family, March for Darfur and the WALK NOW. Charity Walk for Autism. (Gwsports.com)
He thought I was going to pull a Jackie Robinson and steal home. It had been 15 years since the Braves won on a game-ending balk, in July 1993 against Florida. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Cubs captured their first Florida State League championship since 2000 and did so in front of their devoted home fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona on Tuesday night, beating the Fort Myers Miracle, 7-3. The visiting team won all three games in the Cubs' East Division best-of-3 series against the Palm Beach Cardinals, and the visitors also had taken the first three games of the best-of-5 Championship Series before the Cubs turned the tables on the West Division champs. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
And that more than 100 people - Eisenhower, Truman, Hoover, Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Wayne Gretzky, Carl Sandburg, Isaac Asimov are in the Newspaper Carrier Hall of Fame. OK, I feel better now. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Shortly after the streak ended, the Indians officially retired No. 455, hanging it on a pillar beside the jersey numbers of Bob Feller, Larry Doby, Bob Lemon, Mel Harder, Earl Averill, Lou Boudreau and Jackie Robinson. Many of the seats surrounding "455" sit empty now, and the record must be handed over. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
"But when I started to think about it, I thought back to all these extraordinary games I saw at Shea ... and I suddenly found myself wanting to have a tangible memory from the Shea Stadium era.'' Buono said he, too, is ready for Citi Field, which is being built on Shea's former parking lot and will feature a Jackie Robinson Rotunda to honor the man who integrated Major League Baseball as a Brooklyn Dodger. "Shea has been our home but it's time for an upgrade,'' he said. "And I'll have a little... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Hair recalled seeing Jackie Robinson, the first African-American man to play in the majors, command attention as he entered the segregated restaurant where Hair and a few teammates were grabbing dinner after a game. "When he walked in the room, a hush came over it, and everyone immediately took notice," Hair said. (Florida Times-Union)
Yeah, there was a Jackie Robinson, but after him there were dozens of players who changed the game. There are glass ceilings that will be shattered in statehouses and party leadership positions. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
I have just read Tough Choice's story about Jackie Robinson and found out so many things about him I did not know. He excelled in every sport that UCLA had to offer, that is a lot of sports. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
We celebrated the 61st anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers on Tuesday ... Every team honored the number as a tribute to Jackie Robinson ... The thing is, if given the chance to wear number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson, why wouldn't you. (R News)
Just letting in Jackie Robinson into baseball didn t mean we were equal. That didn t happen until the 1970s. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
March 31 at The Jackie Robinson YMCA 151 YMCA Way San Diego, CA 92102 ... March 31 at The Jackie Robinson 151 YMCA Way San Diego, CA 92102. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
He said the key date to him in 1964 was June 19, when Republican candidate Barry Goldwater announced his rejection of civil rights legislation, leading to the expulsion of the "black and tan Republicans," including baseball great Jackie Robinson. Freedom Democratic Party delegate Charles McLaurin of Indianola recalled the courage of his close friend, Hamer, who was fired from the plantation because of her voting rights work. (The Clarion-Ledger)
A doubleheader is scheduled for Wednesday at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Aaron Shafer threw five scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk, in Class A Boise's win over Spokane on Friday. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
The Mets recognized Velez-Green prior to Friday's matchup with the Astros as the newest Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholar ... Started in 1973 by Rachel Robinson, wife of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the Foundation's mission is to close the achievement gap for minorities, and the extra measures have created success for the scholars ... For Velez-Green, the scholarship alone was a great distinction, but to have Jackie Robinson's name attached to the award made it something more. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
I congratulate the fact that this indeed is like when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, but here for the White House. I only hope that there is lots of security around. (North County Times)
With his induction, Tiefenauer joined the likes of Jim Rice and Joe Morgan in the Hall, including Jackie Robinson, a member of the original inductees. The Hall of Fame was started by the League s Baseball Writers Association in 1947 with nine original members, and it continued until 1964. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
There was the Jackie Robinson exhibit, which showed the adversity that he had to face. Everybody knows that Robinson had to face racism and hatred, but to actually see the real shreds of paper, with the real handwriting of Cincinnati players telling him that if he shows up to Crosley Field, they will end his life is more than a bit unnerving. (Kalona News, IA)
The cultural impact of boxing is long forgotten, although it doesn't change the fact that Jack Johnson was the world champion a few years before Jackie Robinson was even born. Nor does it change the fact that Joe Louis' 1938 knockout win over Max Schmeling in New York's Yankee Stadium did as much to rally the country's young men for the pending challenge of World War II as a steamy photo of Betty Grable in a swimsuit. (News & Observer -- Sports)
about how Babe Ruth sneaked out of the hospital to watch Jackie Robinson play. Email Story. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Many years ago, Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese taught a country something about getting along. The Iraqis say their Olympic team can do the same. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
That's the amount of frustration, heartbreak and second-guessing Lefty endured before he got that Jackie Robinson off his back. Garcia is only 28 years old. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Pastor Jackie Robinson will officiate. Judith was born Friday, May 30, 1947, in Denison, Texas, to the late Jerry William and Betty Jo (Murr) Raines. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
was named National Player of the Year and received the prestigious Jackie Robinson Award. Givens, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound infielder/pitcher, was presented with the award by Sharon Robinson, daughter of the late Hall of Fame baseball player Jackie Robinson. (PR Newswire)
For instance, he learned that there was once a pitcher named Willie Hernandez who won both the Cy Young and MVP awards in the same season (1984), and that Jackie Robinson (1947) and Alvin Dark (1948) were the first two Rookies of the Year at a time when only one player won the award each year. Then there is baseball's list of milestone home runs and the pitchers who served them up: Babe Ruth's 60th in 1927. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Cartersville High rising senior Donovan Tate is one of six finalists for the Jackie Robinson Award, which is given to the nation's top high school baseball player ... The winner of the Jackie Robinson Award will be announced during a banquet on Friday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
(The Jackie Robinson Foundation) ... ST. LOUIS -- On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson forever changed the face of not only baseball, but American society ... Taking heed to his ideals, the Jackie Robinson Foundation makes sure his vision is not lost. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
" he added. This is not so much a great sports story in a s much as it is a tale about courage, hope and team spirit. It is about what a Little League coach did to help his young players learn about our racial inequalities and how standing up for what you believe and having belief in yourself can make a difference. Carey, who lived in Brooklyn Heights in the 1980 s, said that early in the season the coaches taught the kids about the Brooklyn Dodgers and how Jackie Robinson broke the color... (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Using Jackie Robinson Ballpark as a backdrop, board members said the agency needs local "community heroes" to help the Red Cross, which operates on donations as opposed to state and federal funding. Dan Roll, Red Cross chapter manager, said fires are the agency's leading disaster. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Advertisements Andrew Astleford, The Washington Post DURHAM - On the corner of Blackwell Street and Jackie Robinson Drive, fans bustled under an American flag and pushed past six turnstiles. The announced crowd of 5,088 converged upon Durham Bulls Athletic Park to enjoy a mild Saturday night and to preview the U.S. Olympic baseball team in an exhibition game against Canada, a leisure that may soon become obsolete. (News & Observer -- Sports)
shows slide of Jackie Robinson, the first black major-league baseball player] That's a picture of Jackie Robinson. It was in his contract not to complain, even when the fans spit on him. (Boston Globe)
JACKIE ROBINSON REMEMBERED ... By Robert Kimball, USA TODAY Imagine the television coverage if Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier today ... An index card notes "Jackie Robinson bunts and moves to second on bad throw" and "Robinson scores" during the Dodgers' three-run seventh inning, in which Robinson scored the go-ahead run. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)
and attended junior college just around the corner from Jackie Robinson Ballpark before going on to Clemson to finish up his college career. to read the rest of this story. (Chicago Cubs, TheInsiders.com)
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