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Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972), became the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947. Robinson's achievement has been recognized by his uniform number, 42, being retired by all Major League Baseball Teams; the number will never again be given to a player, although players who wore the number at the time of its retirement may continue to do so.
He was the subject of a 1950 film biography, The Jackie Robinson Story, in which he played himself.
Before the major leagues
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