Before he broke barriers and records with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was a four-sport phenom at UCLA, starring in ...

11. Jackie Robinson played in the 1945 Negro League All-Star Game. In 1945, Robinson signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Monarchs. He was paid $400 a month (about $5100 today ...

Was Robinson picked over more talented Negro League players to integrate baseball, I asked eight-time All-Star and former National ... he shot back. “Jackie wasn’t nice! Jackie was tough!” ...

But standing up for Jackie Robinson should not be a subversive ... In his 10 years in the majors, he was either an All-Star or an MVP candidate, or both, in all but one season.

What is Jackie Robinson Day? It's the day every year that Major League ... He played 10 years with the Dodgers, earning the ...

In the world of pro sports, athletes are very attached to their numbers. Once a year, though, everyone in Major League Baseball sets theirs aside.

Robinson then continued to play at a high rate, earning six All-Star appearances and winning ... Here's everything you need to know about Jackie Robinson Day. MLB chose to celebrate Jackie ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson ... Olympics. Robinson participated in football, baseball, basketball and track at Pasadena Junior College and UCLA, where he became a star football player ...