April 15, 2025
By Craig Haley, Opta Analyst: Jackie Robinson is a sports and civil rights icon who’s forever celebrated for breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
What tends to be overshadowed is how accomplished and well-rounded Robinson was outside baseball. He also starred in football, basketball and track and field at both Pasadena Junior College and UCLA.
He even dabbled in golf and tennis tournaments before he spent two years at UCLA as the only Bruin to letter in four sports.
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