Fun Fact: Jackie Robinson
Posted by admin on January 4, 2011 under Fun Facts, Jackie Robinson & Branch Rickey Fun Facts | 
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• Played professional Negro League on the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945
• Married Rachel Isum Feb 20 1946
• Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers 1947-56
• Named NL Rookie of the Year 1947
(The FIRST rookie of the year awarded by the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Named NL MVP 1949
• Had 3 kids, Jackie Jr., Sharon and David
• Retired from baseball 1957
• Worked for Chock Full O’Nuts
• Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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