Jackie Robinson, born January 31, 1919

Jackie Robinson was a baseball player who would have reached the Hall of Fame in any era. He was born January 31, 1919.

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Montreal Royals Jackie Robinson looks over a roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers February 28, 1947 in Havana, Cuba where he was training with the Royals, a Dodgers farm club. On April 15, 1947, Robinson got his chance to play with the Dodgers, breaking the color barrier and changing baseball forever.

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From left are Brooklyn Dodgers' John Jorgensen, Pee Wee Reese, Ed Stanky and Jackie Robinson, in an April 15, 1947 file photo.

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Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson greets rookie catcher Roy Campanella, right, at the Vero Beach, Florida training camp March 31, 1948. Campanella also came from the Dodgers Montreal farm club.

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Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher, left, shakes hands with Montreal Royals' Jackie Robinson prior to an exhibition game in Havana, Cuba, March 31, 1947.

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Kansas City Monarachs Jackie Robinson poses on October 23, 1945. The Monarchs were a Negro League club.

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Black players on the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians teams pose at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn in this July 24, 1950 file photo. Left to right, Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn; Larry Doby, Cleveland; Don Newcombe, Brooklyn; Luke Easter, Cleveland; and Roy Campanella, Brooklyn. Doby broke the color barrier in the American League in 1947.

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President Clinton, Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson, and Bud Selig, acting commissioner of Major League baseball walk off the field after a tribute to Jackie Robinson Tuesday, April 15, 1997, during the New York Mets game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in New York.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Greg Gagne looks at a memorial on the left field wall honoring former Dodger great Jackie Robinson that was unveiled during ceremonies prior to their game with the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, May 15, 1997.

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Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, left, looks over the bat Philadelphia Phillies' manager Ben Chapman uses in practice, as Robinson prepares to play against Philadelphia on May 9, 1947.

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Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, right, is nipped at the plate by Chicago Cubs' catcher Al Walker during an attempted steal of home plate at Wrigley Field in Chicago, May 17, 1949. Dodgers' Gil Hodges (14) steps aside to make room for the play. Umpire is Lon Warneke.

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Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson is tagged out by Philadelphia Phillies' third baseman Ralph Caballero on May 2, 1948.

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Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, left, and Dodgers president Branch Rickey look over Robinson's contract in the Dodgers Brooklyn offices January 24, 1950.

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Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, left, is congratulated on his game-winning home run by manager Charley Dressen on September 30, 1951 in Philadelphia.

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Jackie Robinson, baseball player and hero, in 1971.

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