2. By: Zach Anderson

3. Background info  3 siblings Frank, Mack, and Willa Mae  Baseball, football, army, and Olympics  Poor, lived in Pasadena, California  Mind set for winning  Birth-Jan 31, 1919, Cairo Georgia  Death-Oct 24, 1972, Stamford Connecticut  Muir technical high school, UCLA, Pasadena junior college

4. Accomplishments  NL MVP and ROY  Won World Series  First black in MLB and MLB HOF  OCS  Number retired for all MLB- Jackie Robinson day  Presidential Medal of Freedom  Broke baseball color barrier  Congressional gold medal

5. Qualities

6. Broke Color barrier  Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball

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