Before Jackie Robinson broke MLB's color barrier on April 15, 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was a four-sport athlete with the UCLA Bruins. Robinson played baseball at UCLA, yes, but also football ...
Late in the first quarter of the rivalry game between No. 9 UCLA and No. 19 USC, UCLA athletics made an announcement that they would honor Jackie Robinson by retiring No. 42 across all varsity sports.
They moved into a working-class neighborhood in Pasadena, where they felt the sting of a town's prejudice. Jackie found his home on the playground, playing marbles, soccer, dodgeball, tennis, golf, ...
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