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Jackie Robinson: Before the Dodgers, a 4-sport star at UCLA
Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a ... Had the 1940 and 1944 Olympics not been canceled due to World War II, Robinson likely could have competed. Between the end of his college ...
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Before Becoming an MLB Pioneer, Jackie Robinson Was a Minor League Idol
Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In Montreal, at least, where the fans accepted and revered him. That’s where ...
Newsman Jim Becker covered world’s monumental events and touched hearts in Hawaii
COURTESY PHOTO Jim Becker at his surprise 98th birthday party last August. Jim Becker, an author and a newsman who covered numerous historic events around the world, but might be most remembered in ...
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Jim Becker, legendary newsman who wrote about Farrington’s title-winning team, dies at 98
Jim Becker, an author and a newsman who covered numerous monumental events in history, died today in Hawaii, according to family and friends.
Retro Louisville | Jackie Robinson visits Kentucky as baseball player, social justice advocate
Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.