Overview
True or False?All Brooklyn Dodgers fans and players welcomed Jackie Robinson to the team in 1947.
False!
Jackie was the first African American player in major-league baseball. Some fans and teammates weren't welcoming to a black player at first. But Jackies great playing soon won them over and earned him the Rookie of the Year award.
- Jackie Robinson competed in four sports in college - track, football, basketball, and baseball.
- As a Brooklyn Dodger, Jackie was known for stealing bases, especially home.
- After retiring from baseball, he kept busy in many ways, including working as a vice-president of a restaurant chain and writing his own newspaper column.
Synopsis
True or False?
All Brooklyn Dodgers fans and players welcomed Jackie Robinson to the team in 1947.
False!
Jackie was the first African American player in major-league baseball. Some fans and teammates weren't welcoming to a black player at first. But Jackies great playing soon won them over and earned him the Rookie of the Year award.
- Jackie Robinson competed in four sports in college - track, football, basketball, and baseball.
- As a Brooklyn Dodger, Jackie was known for stealing bases, especially home.
- After retiring from baseball, he kept busy in many ways, including working as a vice-president of a restaurant chain and writing his own newspaper column.