Posted on Apr 10, 2016
Did Jackie Robinson have a greater impact on or off the the baseball field?
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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was an American Major League Baseball second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers, by playing Robinson, ended racial segregation that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since
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I do not think you can separate the two. This on field impact was directly tied to his off field impact and visa versa. Nonetheless, his actions have forever made the number 42 an important number not only in baseball but in the eyes of everyone that continues to benefit from what he did.
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Jackie was a model that few have followed. He handled more adversity than most will ever see, and he did it with class.
His was great on the field AND off.
His was great on the field AND off.
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My personal opinion is that, while he was a great ball player (there are and have been better), his biggest impact was OFF the field. Sure, a LOT of his impact was due to his grace _ON_ the field in the face of holy-crap adversity, but the hope he gave to a generation and a face he gave to the folks that began to doubt their racist attitudes... I think those are impacts are bigger than his on-field accomplishments.
He's a phreaking hero, that's all I care about.
He's a phreaking hero, that's all I care about.
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