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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.