The Lord's arms of protection enabled him to go through dangers seen and unseen, and he had the capacity to wear glory with grace. He was immunized by God from catching the diseases that he fought. Mix the bitter with the sweet in death and life.Jackie as a figure in history was a rock in the water, creating concentric circles and ripples of new possibility. Today we must balance the tears of sorrow with the tears of joy. On October 27, 1972, the Reverend Jesse Jackson gave a simple, but powerful eulogy to help put into words what Jackie Robinson's life meant. ģ9 To Be Considered Although Jackie Robinson was more active and affective as a political activist, would he have been as successful if he was not a superior athlete?Ĥ0 The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.Ĥ1 Ken Burn’s Baseball Soundtrack Track 27 Jackie Robinson Eulogy ģ8 60th Anniversary ApOver 200 players wore #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Every member of the Dodgers wore #42 "Sunday April 15, 2007." See You in June 2007. Rookie of the Year Award 1987: became known as The Jackie Robinson Award "Jackie Robinson." Did You Know? 2 June 2007. and Jackie Robinson before a press conference in NYCġ972: Jackie Criticizes baseball for having no black manager Two years later baseball has its first black manager 1974: Frank Robinson with the Cleveland Indians "Cleveland Browns Stadium/ Formerly the Cleveland Municipal Stadium." African American Heritage Trail. "Jackie Robinson's Hall of Fame Plaque." National Baseball Hall of Fame. Inducted on first ballot 124 votes out of 160 ballots (77.5%) "Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Jackie Robinson." 1 June 2007. 311 Hits: 1518 Homeruns: 137įirst Game: ApFinal Game: Septem1947: National League rookie of the year 1949: National League MVP 6 time All-StarĢ9 The Hall of Fame 1962: Inducted into Hall of Fame "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball." San Francisco State University.Ģ8 Career Statistics Batting Average. Yes, yes, Jackie's real gone Johnson, Woodrow B. Did you see Jackie Robinson hit that ball? Did he hit it boy, and that ain't all. But it's a natural fact, when Jackie comes to bat, the other team is through. Satchel Page is mellow, So is Campanella, Newcombe and Doby, too. And when he swung his bat, the crowd went wild, because he knocked that ball a solid mile. 2 How Influential Was Jackie Robinson in the Civil Rights Movementģ Ken Burns Baseball Soundtrack Track 16 Kansas City Callĥ Ken Burns Baseball Soundtrack Track 20 Did you See Jackie Robinson Hit That BallĦ Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ballĭid You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball ? (Words and music by Woodrow Buddy Johnson, June 1949) Did you see Jackie Robinson hit that ball? It went zoom in cross the left field wall.
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