Overall..............i would say Willie Mays was the best baseball player of all time...............but Bob Costas said...........that this man was the most important...........i would agree...........just how brave do u have to be to stand at home plate, with a wooden bat.........while thousands of people shout racial slurs at you????????   Pretty brave................and just how good do u have to be to hit a home run in all that?  Pretty freaking good..................and just how good do u have to be to take your team.........the Brooklyn Dodgers.........in your ROOKIE season.............to the World Series...........and only come up one game short of winning.........the NYY won............but it took them 7 games to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers..............with Jackie Robinson.............in his rookie season.......................like wow..........

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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player who became the first African American to play in ...

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Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the major leagues in 1947, signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1947, ...

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Jackie Robinson made history in 1947 when he broke baseball's color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. A talented player, Robinson won the National ...

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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives,” Jackie Robinson once said. The impact Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that ...