Jackie Robinson

Also known as Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson

American baseball player (1919–1972)

AI overview

Jackie Robinson was an American baseball player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, becoming the first African American to play in the modern era of the sport. His achievement was historically significant because it challenged racial segregation in professional sports and became a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement.

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Film & TV

Cairo, Georgia, USA

Known for

Clemente — Self (Archive Footage)2025
Hollywood Black — Self (archive footage)2024
It Ain't Over — Self (archive footage)2023
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL — Self (archive footage)2022
Jackie Robinson: Get to the Bag2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays! — Self2022
After Jackie — Himself2022
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali — Self (archive footage)2019
Explained — Self - First Black MLB Player (archive footage)2018
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Of the Father and of the Son — self (archive footage)2015

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Sports profile

Sport: Baseball
Position: Second Baseman
Nationality: United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jack
Family name: Robinson
Named after: Theodore Roosevelt
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Cairo
Place of death: Stamford
Spouse: Rachel Robinson
Sibling: Mack Robinson
Occupation: vice president
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles
Languages spoken: English language
Award: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Movement: nonviolence
Sport: American football
Position played: second baseman
League: Major League Baseball
Country for sport: United States
Mass: 92.5
Conflict: World War II
Military rank: sub-lieutenant
Official website: www.jackierobinson.com
Image: Jackie robinson abc sports announcer 1965.jpg

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Height: 180
Commons category: Jackie Robinson
date of death: 1972-10-24
cause of death: myocardial infarction
topic's main category: Category:Jackie Robinson
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Jackie Robinson
sports discipline competed in: long jump
medical condition: type-1 diabetes
start of work period: 1945-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
birth name: Jack Roosevelt Robinson
date of birth: 1919-01-31
sport number: 42
handedness: right-handedness
name in native language: Jackie Robinson‏
ethnic group: African Americans
competition won: 1955 World Series
end of work period: 1956-10-10
Commons Creator page: Jackie Robinson

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Encyclopedic overview

Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.

Born in Cairo, Georgia, Robinson was raised in Pasadena, California. A four-sport student athlete at Pasadena Junior College and the University of California, Los Angeles, he was better known for football than he was for baseball, becoming a star with the UCLA Bruins football team. Following his college career, Robinson was drafted for service during World War II, but was court-martialed for refusing to sit at the back of a segregated Army bus, eventually being honorably discharged. Afterwards, he signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro leagues, where he caught the eye of Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who thought he would be the perfect candidate for breaking the MLB color line.

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