Jackie Robinson

Biography

Jack Roosevelt Robinson was a trailblazing baseball player who shattered racial barriers in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Breaking the color line in Major League Baseball, Robinson's historic signing marked the end of segregation in professional sports. A talented athlete and four-sport star at UCLA, Robinson served in World War II before being recruited by Branch Rickey to join the Negro leagues, ultimately leading to his groundbreaking MLB career.