Assignment: Jackie Robinson

2022 Summer SMART 12 Anatomy & Physiology
2022-07-21T01:19:46Z

Due: Jul 22, 2022 by 9am

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers as a first baseman; he was the first African American to play in the major leagues. Although Robinson suffered abusive comments from opposing teams and spectators, friends like Pee Wee Reese and Branch Rickie stood by him. Jewish ballplayer Hank Greenberg partly understood what Robinson was facing. Greenberg told his friend that the best way to deal with racial slurs was just to play better baseball and to win. By the end of his first season, Robinson had earned the Rookie of the Year Award, with 125 runs scored and 29 stolen bases. Robinson's calm demeanor and skill on the field won over fans, but the abuse from opposing clubs seemed to do more to gala ice the Dodgers as a team.

Jackie Robinson played ten seasons in the majors. A year after his retirement, he was diagnosed with diabetes. Despite daily injections of insulin, Robinson lost his eyesight to diabetes and died of a heart attack at age 53. He was recognized at this year's All Star Game.

I highly recommend his autobiography"I Never Had It Made".

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers as a first baseman; he was the first African American to play in the major leagues. Although Robinson suffered abusive comments from opposing teams and spectators, friends like Pee Wee Reese and Branch Rickie stood by him. Jewish ballplayer Hank Greenberg partly understood what Robinson was facing. Greenberg told his friend that the best way to deal with racial slurs was just to play better baseball and to win. By the end of his first season, Robinson had earned the Rookie of the Year Award, with 125 runs scored and 29 stolen bases. Robinson's calm demeanor and skill on the field won over fans, but the abuse from opposing clubs seemed to do more to gala ice the Dodgers as a team.

Jackie Robinson played ten seasons in the majors. A year after his retirement, he was diagnosed with diabetes. Despite daily injections of insulin, Robinson lost his eyesight to diabetes and died of a heart attack at age 53. He was recognized at this year's All Star Game.

I highly recommend his autobiography"I Never Had It Made".