But then again, there haven't been many people like Jackie Robinson. "A life is not important," he ... which had served him so well as an athlete, gave out early. Diabetes and heart disease ...

SportsCentury: Disciples of Jackie ... Robinson, Willie McCovey, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Bill White, Mudcat Grant and Ed Charles are among the players who take us back to the late 1950s and early ...

Since Robinson's death in 1972, the Major League has found numerous ways to honor his life, including retiring his number across the league in 1997, declaring April 15 to be Jackie Robinson Day in ...

The winning episode from the children’s animated series Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz details the life and achievements of Jackie Robinson — who broke the color barrier in Major League ...