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Jackie robinson accomplishments

Jackie Robinson was a famous baseball player and a Civil Rights activist. He was the first person to win the varsity letters in four sports — baseball, basketball, football and track at UCLA. He became the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era in the year Given below is the Jackie Robinson Timeline, which narrates some important events in his life.

His mother, Mallie moved to Pasadena, California along with the family. Jackie was brought up in poverty by a single mother. Jackie joined the Pepper Street Gang of the minority boys and poor whites.

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There, he played from different Muir Tech sport teams. He lettered in four sports such as baseball, basketball, football and track. He continued to excel in sports. He played safety and quarterbacks for the football team, lead off batter and shortstop for the baseball team and took part in the broad jump. He was the highest scorer in the Pacific Coast Conference basketball and national champion long-jumper.

Before completion of graduation, Jackie left the college to join a National Youth Administration work camp as an athletic director at Atascadero, California. As a result, he had to face a court-martial. He was voted the first major-league rookie of the year.