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Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed Robinson, they heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
Birth Name
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Born
Friday, 31 January 1919
Died
Tuesday, 24 October 1972
Actor Filmography
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The League | Self | 2023 |
It Ain't Over | Self | 2023 |
Reggie | Self | 2023 |
The Loyola Project | Self - Baseball Legend | 2022 |
Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage | Self | 2021 |
Country Music | Self | 2019 |
1968: The Year That Changed America | Self | 2018 |
Explained | Self - First Black MLB Player | 2018 |
Bobby Kennedy for President | Self | 2018 |
O.J.: Made in America | Self | 2016 |
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