Jackie Robinson Birthplace Traditional Cache
Jackie Robinson Birthplace
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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie"
Robinson
January 31, 1919 - October 24,
1972 |
Jack
Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 - October 24, 1972)
became the first African American Major League Baseball player of
the modern era in 1947. The Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Robinson
in 1962 and he was a member of six World Series teams. Jackie
earned six consecutive All-Star Game nominations and won several
awards during his career. In 1947, Robinson won The Sporting News
Rookie of the Year Award and the National League Rookie of the Year
Award. Two years later, Jackie won the first National League MVP
Award.
In recognition of his accomplishments
both on the field and off of it, every Major League Baseball team
retired the number 42. This was the number Jackie wore during his
career. He was the subject of a 1950 film biography, The Jackie
Robinson Story, in which he played himself, and became a
political activist in his post-playing days.
Jackie Robinson. (2006, December 15). In Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01:00, December 18, 2006, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jackie_Robinson&oldid=94548511
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is located at the Cairo, Georgia birthplace of Jackie
Robinson. This cache replaces one that went missing about
two-and-a-half (2.5) years ago and was
archived. A BIG "Thank You" to Kirbert for
pointing out this location and the archived cache to us!
Initial cache contents
consist mainly of baseball-related items.
Please be sure to
re-hide this cache well. Thank you!
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