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Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 13, 1919. Jackie was one of five children that all shared a mom named mallie robinson and a dad named jerry robison.He attended John Muir technical high school he passed kindergarten through twelfth grade he also had many hobbies such as track, football, basketball and baseball.he kept good grades and many awards for athleticism. He attended Pasadena Junior college where he played track, baseball and football. He continued his education to UCLA [University of California. Los Angeles] and was just shy of graduating because of financial difficulties. He moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he played football for the semi-professional Honolulu Bears. His season

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