Jackie Robinson ... in the final AP Poll. Robinson earned All-Pac-10 honors. Robinson was a solid basketball player too, despite being shorter than many players at 5-foot-11.

Jackie Robinson. They had a great football team." Reportedly, with UCLA facing 4th and goal from Southern California's 5-yard line, five UCLA players wanted to kick a field goal and five wanted to ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.