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Jackie Robinson
Inducted: 2004
Induction Class: Jesse Owens (Track & Field), Jackie Robinson (Baseball), Babe Didrikson-Zaharias (Golf)
Sport: Baseball
Years Active: 1947 – 1956
Born: Jan. 31, 1919
(Died: Oct. 24, 1972)
Birthplace: Cairo, Georgia
Community Focus: Civil Rights, Children & Youth
Foundation: Jackie Robinson Foundation
Perhaps one of the most important feats in all of sport, Jackie Robinson is known for breaking the baseball color line. He was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame as a part of the Class of 2004, which included Olympic track and field stars Jesse Owens and Babe Didrikson-Zaharias.
When Jackie Robinson played in his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the team for which he would play out his ten season career, he became the first African American ever to play in the major leagues. He went on to win the National League’s Rookie of the Year award in 1947 and Most Valuable Player award in 1949, as well as six All-Star selections, and six World Series appearances. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, and in 1997 his number (42) was retired by Major League Baseball, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of his first major league game.
Robinson died in 1972 of heart problems related to diabetes. Following his death, his widow Rachel Robinson founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation to perpetuate the memory of her late husband’s achievements. Serving as an advocate for young people with the greatest need, the Foundation assists increasing numbers of minority youths through the granting of four-year scholarships for higher education.