Aubre’s Reviews > Jackie Robinson > Status Update

Diabetes can be a very dangerous disease , and n the later years Jackie began to suffer, his legs swelled and he lost sight in one eye. Later that year, just before the start of the second game of the World Series, Jackie was honored by baseball. While he was speaking he told to the crowd that he was please to be there but more pleased if there was a black manager on third base. On October 24, 1972 Jackie died.

Jackie decided to retire after the 1956 season. He was suffering from a serious illness called diabetes. since he couldn't play he went on to find a job, he began working at Chock Full O' Nuts, a restaurant chain. Jackie had a discussion with the owner Wiliam Black that he wanted a position where he could make a real contribution to the place.Later on down the line jackie's son, Jackie Jr had an addiction to drugs.

During the off season Jackie was invited to a lot of speaking tours, which included food so he ate a lot. He was in bad shape for next season and didn't get to play. The dodgers got off to a bad start of their season, they were supposed to win the pennant but didn't that year. Next season Jackie got to say and do as he pleased, the dodgers also won all their pennants after that just not the World Series, until 1955.

Jackie's rookie season was great, he had great bat path and also handled the abuse and taunts from other teams and people in the crowds very good. A player off the St. Louis Cardinals seemed to spike jackie on an easy ground ball, his team seem to stand up for him and protest.

When Jackie and Rachel moved to Montreal, they were pleased to find the people welcoming. They had loving neighbors who didn't hate them because of their skin color. Jackie led the international league in hitting with a .349 seconds. In 1946 Jackie and Rachel added another member to the family, it was a baby boy named Jackie Robinson Jr, down the line they wold have 2 other kids named Sharon and David.

The Montreal Royals, the minor league affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers had a press conference for the signing of Jackie Roosevelt Robinson. Some people from the negro league were angry and jealous because of it and others were happy for him because he's the first black man to join. Jackie and Rachel ended up getting married.

Ricky was searching to find someone who was black and good enough to play in the major leagues and who could handle themselves from any racial slurs. So he had reports come back to him about a man named Jackie Robinson. He sent his scouts out to find and talk to him. Ricky finally met him and they had a conversation about what they needed him to do so that he could play with the league. Jackie took the offer.

When Jackie Robinson reached the major leagues he was known for speed and stealing bases but he got all he learned from watching Cool Papa Bell. Jackie only had two heros himself and Branch Ricky. Ricky was the first to devised the farm system of training ballplayers and hired the first Black players in organized baseball in the 20th century. No one thought it was a great idea because blacks and white didn't mix.

When Jackie was at Fort Hood he was assigned to 761'st Tank Battalion, but he didn't know anything about tanks so they taught him and he was trained brilliantly. HIs girlfriend Rachel thought that her brother died in the war but later on they found him alive. Later on an incident happened where Jackie wouldn't get up from his seat because he was sitting in the whites section, so he left the base.

Jackie met his later on to be future wife Rachel Isum, at UCLA. Jackie was inducted into the Unites States Army in 1942 on March 23, meaning he wouldn't be able to see his family for a while. Rachel and Jackie were both struggling to do along distant relationship, so Jackie sent her a ring & bracelet. She began to think she should join the army as a cadet so they could be closer together.