When was Jackie Robinson born?
January 31, 1919. He was born Jack Roosevelt Robinson in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of five children. Jackie’s mother was named Mallie Robinson. After her husband left her, Mallie moved her family to Pasadena, California. Jackie and his brothers were very talented athletes. Jackie played every sport in high school, and he played many sports at Pasadena Junior College. One time Jackie competed in the broad jump in the middle of a baseball game. Jackie’s brother, Mack, was a sprinter in the 1936 Olympic Summer Games in Berlin, and he won the silver medal in the 200-meter dash. Did you know Mack came in second to Jesse Owens? Top of Page 2. True or False: Jackie Robinson was the first person to letter in four sports at UCLA. True. Jackie Robinson received an athletic scholarship to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He played basketball, track and field, football, and baseball. He was UCLA’s leading scorer in basketball. He was UCLA’s best broad jumper. He was th
