Jackie Robinson Impact
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American Major League Baseball player. He broke through the racial barrier in professional sports and led the way for other African-American athletes. He was a great in the baseball community but that is not the main focus of this essay. This is more about the impact he had on African-American athletes, professional sports, and everyday people.
Jackie Robinson really noticed in the baseball community when he joined the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League. It only one year in the league for him to be signed by a MLB baseball club which would end up being the Brooklyn Dodgers. With this signing came a lot of brutal comments and hate towards the Dodgers organization and Jackie himself since he was the …show more content…
The cooperation’s name was Chock full o’Nuts which was a chain of coffee shops. He also helped establish and was a chairman of a bank in New York City called Freedom National Bank. This bank was operated by all African-Americans. So not only was a successful baseball player he was also a successful business man.
Several awards have also be awarded to him both during and after his life. In 1947 he won the rookie of the year award and in 1949 he won league MVP. In 1956 he won the Spingarn medal which was awarded to outstanding African-Americans. IN 1962 he was inducted into the MLB hall of fame. Finally, in 1997, his number (42) was retired for all MLB ball clubs and isn’t to be assigned to any other player.
So overall he made a very large impact in the baseball community and all professional sports and even in lower level sports such as semi-pro or college. He paved the way for others to follow and in the world of sports. He also had some impact in the business world as he helped run a business as a vice president of the company. So Jackie Robinson had a big impact in America and the desegregation process in sports and in places such as restaurants, hotels, work places and so on. He will not only be remembered as a great in baseball but also as a man who saw a vision to change and better
Jackie Robinson really noticed in the baseball community when he joined the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League. It only one year in the league for him to be signed by a MLB baseball club which would end up being the Brooklyn Dodgers. With this signing came a lot of brutal comments and hate towards the Dodgers organization and Jackie himself since he was the …show more content…
The cooperation’s name was Chock full o’Nuts which was a chain of coffee shops. He also helped establish and was a chairman of a bank in New York City called Freedom National Bank. This bank was operated by all African-Americans. So not only was a successful baseball player he was also a successful business man.
Several awards have also be awarded to him both during and after his life. In 1947 he won the rookie of the year award and in 1949 he won league MVP. In 1956 he won the Spingarn medal which was awarded to outstanding African-Americans. IN 1962 he was inducted into the MLB hall of fame. Finally, in 1997, his number (42) was retired for all MLB ball clubs and isn’t to be assigned to any other player.
So overall he made a very large impact in the baseball community and all professional sports and even in lower level sports such as semi-pro or college. He paved the way for others to follow and in the world of sports. He also had some impact in the business world as he helped run a business as a vice president of the company. So Jackie Robinson had a big impact in America and the desegregation process in sports and in places such as restaurants, hotels, work places and so on. He will not only be remembered as a great in baseball but also as a man who saw a vision to change and better