On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Before Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson became the first ... football and track and field. Robinson arrived at UCLA after graduating from Pasadena Junior College in 1939 and ...

Jackie Robinson is celebrated ... at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was a multi-talented athlete who shone in football, track and field, basketball, and, of course, baseball.

Jackie Robinson ... But before Robinson was breaking records and barriers in the pro ranks, he was a star at the University of California, Los Angeles. Here's a look at his college career.

A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers ... made baseball history when Jackie Robinson became the first Black ...

Originally named Daytona City Island Ballpark, the field opened for play in 1914 and is the oldest ballpark still used in Minor League Baseball. It is here that in 1946 Jackie Robinson broke the ...

From breaking the race barrier with Jackie Robinson to Jewish pitcher Sandy Koufax ... the city’s first since 1980. Stan was the Los Angeles Sports Council’s 2013 Executive of the Year and serves on ...

The San Diego Padres are off to a solid start this season and they’re fresh-off a 2-1 series win over their rival Los Angeles Dodgers ... when he honors Jackie Robinson with his upcoming ...

LOS ANGELES -- Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson ...