Jackie Robinson: The Best Baseball Player

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” He says that because he was black in a all white baseball association and they thought he was no good. Next he made an impact on them buying becoming one of the best baseball players to ever live all shut up all the people who doubted him. It had a good impact you can see because more african americans joined the baseball league buy, yet some white folks were still unhappy. He was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, GA and his parents were mallie robinson was his mother, his father was jerry robinson. Education was the university of california,los angeles 1939-1941. Robinson began playing in the Negro Leagues, but he was soon chosen by Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn

Dodgers, to help integrate Major League Baseball. He joined the all-white Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1946.Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century. He joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and was named Rookie of the Year that year, National League MVP in 1949 and a World Series champ in 1955.An exceptional base runner, Jackie Robinson stole home 19 times in his career, setting a league record. In 1955, he helped the Dodgers win the World Series. Before he retired, he became the highest-paid athlete in Dodgers history. In December 1956, Robinson was traded to the New York Giants, but he never played a game for the team. He retired on January 5, 1957.After baseball, Robinson became active in business and continued his work as an activist for social change. He worked as an executive for the Chock Full O' Nuts coffee company and restaurant chain, and helped establish the African American-owned and controlled Freedom Bank.