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  2. Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia

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    The year saw the release of a film biography of Robinson's life, The Jackie Robinson Story, in which Robinson played himself, and actress Ruby Dee played Rachel "Rae" (Isum) Robinson. [160] The project had been previously delayed when the film's producers refused to accede to demands of two Hollywood studios that the movie include scenes of ...

  3. The Jackie Robinson Story - Wikipedia

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    The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film ... His older brother Mack was also an outstanding ... "Jackie Robinson's Double Play". Life. 8 May 1950. pp ...

  4. Rachel Robinson - Wikipedia

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    The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a national, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which gives scholarships to minority youths for higher education, as well as preserving the legacy of Baseball Hall of Fame member, Jackie Robinson. It was founded in 1973 by Rachel Robinson and is located in New York, New York, United States. [citation needed]

  5. Jackie Robinson remembered around MLB on 77th anniversary of ...

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    Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday. Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 ...

  6. Jackie Robinson (basketball, born 1955) - Wikipedia

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    Robinson is currently working to build in Las Vegas the All Net Resort and Arena, a $4 billion hotel, shopping, and arena complex that could attract an NBA expansion team to Nevada. [7] The project was approved August of 2014, though it wouldn't be until March of 2017 that excavation of the site would begin.

  7. What happened the day Jackie Robinson made his major ... - AOL

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    After a stellar year with the team’s top minor league team in Montreal, where he led the International League with a .349 batting average, Robinson was promoted to the Dodgers as a 28-year-old ...

  8. MLB Celebrates Jackie Robinson Day 75 Years After Debut - AOL

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    Players across the majors will don Jackie Robinson's No. 42 — and all of them in Dodger blue this year — for the 75th anniversary of Robinson's big league debut. The Dodgers will be at home in ...

  9. Mack Robinson (athlete) - Wikipedia

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    Matthew MacKenzie "Mack" Robinson (July 18, 1914 – March 12, 2000) was an American track and field athlete. He is best known for winning a silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he broke the Olympic record in the 200 meters. He was the older brother of Baseball Hall of Fame member Jackie Robinson. [1]