A Stand Up Guy
Baseball was invented here in the United States and has grown in popularity,and now we refer to it as America's Pastime. For such a long time black athletes were not permitted to play in major league baseball. Is it honestly fair to say that Babe Ruth is the greatest baseball player to live, since no black athletes were allowed to play at his time? Since black athletes were not permitted to play in the MLB, they had regulated there own leagues the Negro Leagues. Jackie Robinson was the first black athlete to play in major league baseball, in 1946 when he broke the color barrier. Jackie Robinson has done a lot of great things in life that people overlook, by serving his country in the army, graduating from UCLA, and being a great athlete. Jackie Robinson was the best choice to break the color barrier in baseball.
Jackie Robinson was one of the best athletes of all time, being the first ever to letter in all 4 sports at UCLA. He lettered in track, football,......
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