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Jackie Robinson Photo Gallery
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- The classic steal of home in the 1955 World Series
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- Jackie with teammates on his first day as a Dodger
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- Jackie Robinson, from the George Brace collection
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- 4/17/47: Duke Snider, Spider Jorgensen, PeeWee Reese, Eddie Stanky, Jackie Robinson,
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- Jackie and PeeWee Reese
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- Jackie with Gil Hodges
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- Jackie as a UCLA running back
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- Jackie during his military service
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- Jackie and Branch Rickey at the time of his signing with the Dodgers
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- Jackie while still a member of the Montreal Royals
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- Jackie and Branch Rickey reunited later in life, July 20, 1962.
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- Jackie was a terror on the basepaths.
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- The Great Jackie Robinson at Dodger Spring Training in Vero Bach, Florida.
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- Jackie with one of my followers from Twitter, Dan Carubia, from 1956.
Tribute to Jackie Robinson
With the end of February, our “Month-Long Salute to the Negro Leagues” is coming to an end. It’s been a wonderful, eye-opening experience for us and we hope you feel the same. Our goal was to at least impart some familiarity with the many over-looked and under-appreciated ball players of the Negro Leagues who were willing to endure unimaginable hardships and indignities so that they could play the game they loved.
As wonderful as the Jackie Robinson accomplishment was, it did not come without its bittersweet side. Deep down, everyone — players, owners, fans — knew that it sounded the death knoll for the Negro Leagues, a beloved institution that was a huge part of the African-American experience in America, and had meant so much to so many. And as anticipated, the Negro Leagues were gone forever within a few years.
It’s only fitting to end the “Salute” with a photo gallery tribute to Jackie Robinson. Be sure to see the wonderful photo of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey from later in their lives. — the two men whose courage, foresight, and uncompromising determination to right a grave moral injustice, finally opened the major league door to many long-deserving ball players. We owe both of them an incredible debt of gratitude. The photo is from July 20, 1962. The caption reads: “It was taken three days before Jackie was inducted into the Hall of Fame and seventeen years after they shocked the baseball world with the announcement that Jackie had signed a contract to pay for the Brooklyn Dodgers farm team in Montreal.”
“Shocked the baseball world,” indeed. And, as we know, it was in dire need of “shock treatment”!
May God Bless both of them.
Gary Livacari
Photo of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey and caption from “The Negro Baseball Leagues,’ by Phil Dixon; all others from public domain
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