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SoCal Legends: Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was Rookie of the Year and a six-time All Star (Wikimedia Commons)
Jackie Roosevelt Robinson is one of the most iconic figures in sports history. He was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919, and his family moved to Pasadena one year later. Seeing his brother Mack Robinson compete in track and field inspired him to pursue sports.
Robinson attended John Muir Technical High School where he sang in the glee club and participated in several different sports. He competed in the long jump and high jump, was a quarterback in football, took the school baseball team to the finals of the annual regional baseball tournament in Pomona and won the junior boys’ singles championship in the Pacific Coast Negro Tennis Tournament.
Jackie Robinson
Photo Credit: Jackie Robinson Foundation
Jack Roosevelt Robinson said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Robinson’s impact on baseball, and society was monumental.
On April 15, 1947, Robinson became the first Black man in the 20th century to play Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to Robinson’s courageous move, Black baseball players were segregated in the Negro Leagues. Their accomplishments and athletic abilities were not recognized in white society.
Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His mother moved her five children to California to escape segregation but racism soon followed. The Robinsons were the only Black family in a predominantly white neighbourhood.