Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Used in the Exhibit: Play by Play - A Century of L.A. Sports Photography, 1899-1989.; Used in the Exhibit: L.A. Baseball: From the Pacific Coast League to the Major Leagues During the 1940s, he also played professionally, with the L.A. Bulldogs (football) and the L.A. Red Devils (basketball). According to eye-witnesses, the 5-foot-10 Robinson was one of the first players to dunk during a game. After his success in the Majors, he portrayed himself in the film "The Jackie Robinson Story," with Ruby Dee. He died in 1972. Long before he broke Major League Baseball's color line with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson (second from left) starred at Pasadena's Muir High, then at Pasadena Junior College, then at UCLA. Photograph dated August 24, 1939.
Robinson, Jackie,--1919-1972 Pasadena Junior College (Pasadena, Calif.) Baseball--California--Pasadena Baseball players--United States Community college sports--California--Pasadena Community college students--California--Pasadena Pasadena (Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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