Jackie Robinson

...early as 2011, and we can realize our dream here." After the major leagues integrated in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers adding Jackie Robinson and the Cleveland Indians signing Paterson native Larry Doby, Negro League baseball withered and...

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...Horrell, one of the greatest players in Pasadena High School history. The Bruins' starting right halfback was Muir Tech's Jackie Robinson. USC entered the game with a 7-0-1 season record. The Trojans tied Oregon, 7-7, in their season...

In this article: UCLA, Kenny Washington, Bruins, Trojans, Bob Hope, Rose Bowl, and Pasadena High School

...award since its inception in 1931. Teammate Justin Morneau was the 2006 winner. Other Minnesota winners: Rod Carew in 1977, Harmon Killebrew in 1969 and Zoilo Versalles in 1965. NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year: Chris Coghlan, Florida

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...the black players from other teams. The city refused to admit the Dodgers into some hotels after Jackie Robinson joined the team." Robinson wrote that some of his toughest moments came facing the venom the Phillies players spewed at...

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...a number of reasons why Jordan's number should notbe retired like Major League Baseball did with Jackie Robinson's No. 42. Jordan is not the Jackie Robinson of basketball. He did not break down barriers. He was a man who marketed himself...

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...NBA should retire the number 23. Major League Baseball retired the number 42 in 1997 to honor Jackie Robinson. But that's different. Robinson was more than just a terrific baseball player. As the first African American to play in the major...

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...believes that 23, the number Jordan wore during his Hall of Fame career, should be retired league-wide in the same manner Jackie Robinson's 42 and Wayne Gretzky's 99 are in Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League, respectively.

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...players in the major professional sports have had a league-wide retirement of their numbers: Wayne Gretzky's 99 by the NHL and Jackie Robinson's 42 by Major League Baseball. But drawing the line at those two - or anywhere, for that matter -...

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...to talk to the Rev. Karl Downs. Downs, president of Samuel Huston College at the time, recruited Robinson to coach the basketball team after Robinson left the Army, said Harrison Eppright, a manager at the Austin Convention and Visitors...

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...the segregated South to Brooklyn in 1948: It was a little strange seeing a black man play against white competition. I accepted it and Jackie Robinson became a very good friend of mine. I played cards with him, played golf with him, rode the...

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