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Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia 1919. His parents were Jerry and Mallie Robinson. He was signed as a free agent in 1945 for the Dodgers. Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play baseball. Robinson was mainly a second,first,and third baseman. The Brooklyn Dodgers moved west and became the LA Dodgers after the 1957 season. Robinson attended UCLA, where he lettered in 4 sports: track, baseball, football, and basketball. He served in the US. Army from 1941-1944. According to the official site of Robinson"Jackie married Rachel Isum in 1946." They had 3 children: Jackie JR, Sharon, & David Robinson. In 1947 precedent was shattered when Robinson was brought up to the Brooklyn club. In a classic match up for the 1952 world title, the Dodgers faced intracity rival New York Yankees. During his career for 10 years, the 2 teams met 6 times for the title, with the Dodgers winning the title in 1955. His batting average is .311hits. HR 1,518. RBI 137. SB 734. But on October 24, 1972, he died of a heart attack at 53. On March 7 2011 JRFAAD was held in New York.

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