"Jackie Robinson, Mack Robinson, those two brothers started right here in Pasadena and both of them right here at Pasadena City College, and they went forward and changed the world. What today is about is PCC being so joyous," said Dr. Mark Rocha, the
What has gotten somewhat lost through the years in Jackie Robinson's courageous saga is that his breaking of baseball's unwritten, unspoken color line in 1947 was not just for all those players whose careers were confined to the Negro Leagues, but for
Today, a biopic about the Baseball Hall of Famer and civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson, whose jersey was emblazoned with the number 42, hits theaters. Here are 42 facts to celebrate.
I have no memory of who won, but that infinitesimal mid-inning tableau stayed with me, quickly resurfacing whenever I saw Jackie play again.
Jackie Robinson was one of the best players in baseball during his era and in his best years, there wasn't a more complete ballplayer to ever wear Dodger blue.
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