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On April 15, 1947-71 years ago-Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line and became the first African American to play on a major sports team. Here are 42 facts to celebrate the legendary athlete.

1. Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. Shortly after his birth, his family moved and settled in Pasadena, California.

2. President Theodore Roosevelt, who died 25 days before Robinson was born, was the inspiration for his middle name.

3. He was the youngest of five children-Edgar, Frank, Matthew "Mack," and Willa Mae-and grew up in relative poverty in a well-off community in Pasadena.

4. Robinson attended John Muir High School, where he was placed on the Pomona Annual Baseball Tournament All-Star Team with fellow future Baseball Hall of Famers Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox and Bob Lemon of the Cleveland Indians.

5. He was also an accomplished tennis player, winning the junior boys singles championship in the Pacific Coast Negro Tennis Tournament.

6. Jackie's brother Mack was an adept athlete and a splendid sprinter. He won a Silver Medal in the 200 meters behind Jesse Owens during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

7. In 1942, Jackie Robinson was drafted into the Army. He was assigned to a segregated Army Cavalry unit in Fort Riley, Kansas.

8. While in the Army, Robinson became friends with boxing champion Joe Louis when the heavyweight, who was stationed at Fort Riley at the time, used his celebrity to protest the delayed entry of black soldiers in an Office Candidate School (OCS). As a result, Robinson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1943.

9. After an incident where he refused to sit in the back of an unsegregated bus, military police arrested Robinson at the request of a duty officer, who later requested Robinson be court-martialed. At the time of the proceedings, Robinson was prohibited from being deployed overseas to the World War II battlefronts. He never saw combat during the war.

10. Robinson was acquitted and then assigned to Camp Breckinridge in Kentucky, where he worked as an Army athletics coach until he was given an honorable discharge in 1944. During his time at the camp, Robinson was encouraged to tryout for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro National League.

11. In 1945, Robinson signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Monarchs. He was paid $400 a month (about $5100 today) to play shortstop and eventually was placed in the Negro League All-Star Game that year.

12. Robinson married Rachel Islum-who he had met in 1941 during his senior year at UCLA-in 1946. They had their first son, Jackie Robinson Jr., that November. The Robinsons had two more children: a daughter, Sharon, and another son, David.

13. Robinson played Minor League Baseball for the Montreal Royals in 1946, until he was called up to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Major Leagues in 1947.

14. He made his Major League Baseball debut on April 15, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. He became the first African-American baseball player in Major League history.

15. He also won Rookie of the Year in 1947 with a batting average of .297, 175 hits, 12 home runs, and 48 runs batted in.

16. Jackie Robinson had a close friendship with Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians, who was the first African-American baseball player in the American League. The two men broke the color barrier in baseball in the same year and would talk to each other on the telephone to share their experiences with racism during the season.

17. Dodgers teammate Pee Wee Reese defended Robinson against violent and nasty racial slurs during his rookie season. Reese famously put his arm around him and said, "You can hate a man for many reasons. Color is not one of them," as a response to fans shouting racial slurs at Robinson.

18. On August 29, 1948, in a 12-7 win against the St. Louis Cardinals, Robinson "hit for the cycle" with a home run, a triple, a double, and then a single in the same game.

19. Robinson was the National League Batting and Stolen Bases Champion with a batting average of .342 and 37 stolen bases in 1949.

20. He was also a six time All-Star between the years 1949 to 1954.

21. In 1949, Robinson was called to testify before the United States House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). He was subpoenaed because of comments made about him by prominent African-American actor Paul Robson. At first, Robinson was hesitant to testify, but then was ultimately compelled to do so because he feared not doing so would hurt his baseball career.

22. The National League's Most Valuable Player Award went to Robinson in 1949, after his first appearance in the MLB All-Star Game. Robinson later took his team to the World Series, but would lose against the New York Yankees.

23. Jackie Robinson played himself in The Jackie Robinson Story, a biopic about his life released in 1950. Academy Award-nominated female actor Ruby Dee played Robinson's wife Rachel "Rae" Isum Robinson.

24. During the off-season, Robinson went on a vaudeville and speaking tour of the South, where he would answer pre-set questions about his life. He actually made more money on these tours than he did on his contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

25. Robinson played in six World Series, but only won one in 1955 against the New York Yankees in a seven game series. Robinson didn't play in 49 games that season and missed Game 7; Don Hoak played third base in Robinson's place.

26. At 37, Robinson retired from Major League Baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956 due to the visible effects of diabetes. Unbeknownst to the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson took a position with the American coffee company Chock Full O' Nuts and agreed to quit baseball.

27. From 1957 to 1964, Jackie Robinson served as the vice president of personnel for Chock Full O' Nuts coffee. He was the first African-American vice president of a major American corporation.

28. Robinson was a political independent, but had very conservative views on the Vietnam War. He also supported Richard Nixon in the 1960 Presidential election against John F. Kennedy, although Robinson admired Kennedy's stance on civil rights once he was elected. He was later dismayed with Republicans for not supporting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and soon after became a Democrat.

29. In 1962, Jackie Robinson was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility. He was the first African American inducted at the Cooperstown Hall of Fame and Museum.

30. Jackie Robinson was always seen as a large figure in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said Robinson was "a legend and symbol in his own time" who "challenged the dark skies of intolerance and frustration."

31. In 1964, Robinson co-founded the Freedom National Bank-a black owned and operated bank in Harlem, New York-with businessman Dunbar McLaurin. Robinson was the commercial bank's first Chairman of the Board. His wife later served as Chairman until 1990 when the bank closed.

32. Robinson was also the first African-American TV sports analyst. He broadcasted for ABC's Major League Baseball Game of the Week telecasts in 1965. Robinson later worked as a part-time commentator for the Montreal Expos in 1972.

33. On June 4, 1972, the Dodgers retired Jackie Robinson's uniform number 42, as well as Sandy Koufax's number 32 and Roy Campanella's number 39.

34. Robinson died of a heart attack on October 24, 1972 in Stamford, Connecticut, at age 53.

35. In 1973, Robinson's widow, Rachel, started the Jackie Robinson Foundation, a non-profit organization that gives college scholarships to minorities. The Foundation also preserves the legacy of Jackie Robinson as a baseball player and a civil rights pioneer.

36. The house in Brooklyn, New York, where Jackie Robinson lived while he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers was declared a National Historical Landmark in 1976.

37. On March 1, 1981, American astronomer Schelte John "Bobby" Bus discovered an asteroid at the Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia. Bus named the asteroid "4319 Jackierobinson," after his favorite baseball player.

38. President Ronald Reagan posthumously awarded Jackie Robinson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom-the highest award given to a civilian for their contributions to world peace, cultural, or other significant public or private endeavors-on March 26, 1984.

39. You won't see any baseball players wearing the number 42: In 1997, Robinson's number was retired throughout Major League Baseball. This was the first and only time a jersey number had been retired throughout an entire professional sports league.

40. In 1999, Robinson was added to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team along with Cal Ripken Jr., Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, and Ty Cobb. Fans chose the final selections from a list compiled of the 100 greatest Major League Baseball players from the past century.

41. April 15, 2004, became Jackie Robinson Day and all uniformed players in Major League Baseball were required to wear number 42 on their jerseys to honor Robinson's memory and legacy to the sport.

42. More than 20 years after he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President George W. Bush also posthumously awarded Jackie Robinson with the Congressional Gold Medal-the highest honor the legislative branch can bestow on a civilian and must be co-sponsored by two-thirds of members in the House and the Senate-for his contributions to American history. He became the second baseball player to receive this accolade after Pittsburgh Pirates Right-Fielder Roberto Clemente in 1973.
An earlier version of this article appeared in 2013.

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On April 15, 1947-71 years ago-Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line and became the first African American to play on a major sports team. Here are 42 facts to celebrate the legendary athlete. 1. Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia.

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The History of Boxing

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A Filipino boxer

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How boxers are portrayed in other forms of entertainment

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How boxers are portrayed in other forms of entertainment

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A popular boxer character in gaming

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Little Mac

The Boxing Champion

Universe

Punch-Out!!

Recent Game

U/3DS Super SMash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS

Availability

Starter

Final Smash

Giga Mac/Final Countdown

Little Mac makes his second appearance as a playable character to the Super Smash Bros. franchise in Super 5mash Bros. 5. Little Mac possesses increase damage output at the cost of being slightly slower. However, his jumping ability has been sligthly buffed up allowing him more options in the air than before. He retains his appearance from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS.

Changes from SSB4

Special Custom Set A

Special Custom Set B

Final Smash

Italics means they have to be unlocked.

Performs a series of punches while facing the screen. (Once in a while, Doc Louis will chime in and say "Show 'em what you got, Mac baby!")(Up)

Turns his back to the screen, bends down, then raises his fist triumphantly. (Once in a while, Doc Louis will chime in and say "Hit 'em, baby!")(Right)

Little Mac wstretches his arm out and then cracks his neck. (Once in a while, Doc Louis will chime in and say "Go for the win, baby!") (Left)

Adjusts his boxing gloves while crossing his fists and scoffing. (Once in a while, Doc Louis will chime in and say "Let 'em have it, Mac!") (Down)

Character Selection Screen

Little Mac goes "Horiya!" and punches at the screen.

Little Mac punche sinto the air. Doc Louis says "Show 'em what you got, Mac!"

Little Mac swings his right arm in a circle while stretching and holfs up his fists in a boxing pose. Doc Louis will chime in and say "Time to rock, Mac!"

On Screen Appearance

Little jumps in from the left and rips off his Pink Hoody.

Litle Mac is sitting on a stool with Doc Louis standing next to him. He then stands up and Doc Louis vanishes.

Little Mac holds hup his fist and he walks in fromt he left, looking around him as light flashes from unseen cameras.

Victory Animations

Note: Little Mac wears his champin belt in all of his victory animations

Doc Louis holds up Little Mac's arm like a referee would after a boxing match.

Does a few punches towards Doc Louis, warming up with him.

Runs and gives his back towards the camera, then turns around, looks above and strikes a pose, while Doc Louis cheers him on.

Little Mac is facing the screen, shuffling back and forth while punching at the screen. Doc Luois is in the background mirroring Mac's movements.

Little Mac is doing push ups while Doc Luois struggles with even one.

Little Mac is running back and forth in front of the sceen with Doc Louis on a bike; peddaling beside him.

In all of Little Mac's victory poses, Doc Louis will say one of the following at random: "(in tandem with the announcer) And the winner is... Little Mac! Hahaha!" "Y'know, that belt looks good on you, son." "Ya got what it takes, Mac!" "Nice work, Mac. You got it all figured out." "Way to go, Mac! You're the champ, baby!" "Awesome win, Mac. Way to go!" "You win, Mac!" "Alright! I think I hear a chocolate bar callin'." "Was that a little too easy for ya, son?" "World Circuit's all yours Mac!" "Ahh, winnin' feels good, don't it?" "Nice moves, Mac. I could barely keep my eyes on ya, son." "Ain't you flashy? You making my eyes water, son." "You're lookin' mighty good, son. Just like old times, huh?"

Losing Animation=

Little Mac has a bandaid and bruises on him while clapping his gloves together.

Little Mac has a black eye and swollen lip while breathing heavily.

Little Mac is icing his black eye with a cold steak.

Victory Fanfare

A flourished remix of the theme that plays when the player defeats an opponent in the NES and Wii Punch-Out!! games.

Shuffles his feet

Quickly shifts his head back and forth with his fists in front of his face

Quickly hits his gloves together once.

Spits on the ground.

Little Mac's trophies can be earned by completing Classic Mode, Adventure Mode, All-Star Mode, and Boss Battle mode. In addition, further trophies can be found during matches and at the Trophy Shop.

Little Mac

Unlock: Classic Mode

Little Mac (Alt)

Unlock: Adventure Mode

Console/White

Little Mac (Alt)

Unlock: Adventure Mode

Handheld/Blue

Hoody Mac

Unlock: Boss Battle

Console

Wireframe Mac

Unlock: Boss Battle

Handheld

Little Mac (Joly Haymaker)

Unlock: Complete a Character Challenge

Black

Little Mac (Fighting Spirit)

Unlock: Complete a character challenge

Orange

Little Mac (Yellow)

Unlock: Complete a character challenge

Little Mac (Green)

Unlock: Complete a character challenge

Little Mac (Up)

Yellow/Striped

Unlock: Match or Trophy Shop

Referee Mac

Unlock: Complete a Little Mac Character Challenge

Giga Mac

Unlock: All Star Mode

Final Countdown

Unlock: All Star Mode

Alternate Costumes

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Little Mac makes his second appearance as a playable character to the Super Smash Bros. franchise in Super 5mash Bros. 5. Little Mac possesses increase damage output at the cost of being slightly slower. However, his jumping ability has been sligthly buffed up allowing him more options in the air than before.

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Just look at all those bruises and cuts! OUCH!

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Keith Thurman vs Shawn Porter Postponed - According to promoter Lou DiBella, undefeated WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) suffered a neck injury in a car accident last week that forces the postponement of his upcoming match with former IBF and WBO welterweight titlist Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs). The bout, scheduled for March 12 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, was to be televised on CBS. It would have been the first primetime boxing event on the network since 1978.

DiBella provided no specifics about the accident other than to say that it occurred during a rainstorm. Thurman suffered a whiplash type of injury when the air bag deployed. The injury, says DiBella, is not career-threatening and Porter will resume training in 4-6 weeks.

Keith Thurman vs Shawn Porter Postponed

DiBella hopes to rework the show and shift it to Showtime while salvaging what was to be the chief undercard bout, a 10-round contest between former bantamweight champions Abner Mares and Fernando Montiel. The Mares-Montiel scrap was scheduled to be part of the CBS broadcast. The rest of the card also features the Light heavyweight encounter between Edwin Rodriguez (28-1) and Thomas Williams Jr (19-1), and a WBC World Featherweight title defense for Gary Russell Jr has been added, as he faced Patrick Hyland (31-1).

No tentative date has been mentioned for a re-schedule, and it is obviously unclear at this point how the postponement will affect the CBS deal. More details will be provided as they become available.

Check out All Access: Thurman vs Porter part one at The Boxing Channel

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Keith Thurman vs Shawn Porter Postponed, Thurman in Car Accident - The Sweet Science

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Keith Thurman vs Shawn Porter Postponed - According to promoter Lou DiBella, undefeated WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) suffered a neck injury in a car accident last week that forces the postponement of his upcoming match with former IBF and WBO welterweight titlist Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs).

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Matches like these can get pretty intense

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