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0 <br /> 0 <br /> c <br /> Cn <br /> JACKIE ROBINSON , m <br /> DO IT! <br /> ID <br /> NOT JUST A BASEBALL LEGEND <br /> In 1949, Jackie Robinson won the <br /> National League batting title with m <br /> a batting average of .342. <br /> D <br /> Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an exceptional athlete, activist, and family member. While 1. Write this number out in <br /> in college at UCLA he was the first to letter in four sports, excelling in football, baseball, word form. <br /> basketball, and track and field. He joined a professional football team before finishing his W <br /> last year of school to earn money for his mother. The following year he was drafted into o <br /> the Army to fight in WWII. Because of the influence of boxer Joe Lewis to set up an African D <br /> American officer training school, Jackie was able to become a lieutenant. When he was 2. What is this number if co <br /> expressed as a percent o <br /> discharged, Robinson played baseball in the Negro League, but was soon asked to join the instead of a decimal? co <br /> Brooklyn Dodgers by the team's owner Branch Ricky. Accepting the position was a great <br /> risk for Jackie, because he would be the first African American player in the major leagues <br /> CD since the late 1800s, when Jim Crow laws began. Mr. Ricky knew that, despite his history 3. The formula to calculate <br /> N of bravely standing up for his rights, Jackie would be strong enough to resist violence when batting average is <br /> o people would mistreat him. In 1947, his first year, Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color <br /> barrier and was named Rookie of the Year for his outstanding performance. After just two Hits = Batting Average <br /> years with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie won the National League MVP award and the (in decimal form) <br /> batting title. It was a wonder that someone could accomplish so much while dealing with At Bats <br /> co <br /> insults from fans and teammates, foul play by competitors, and death threats from the public opportunity . If you went to bat 8 times in one <br /> o Eventually, Jackie won respect and became an inspiration and a symbol of tity for game and had 4 hits in all, what <br /> all African Americans. The baseball star spoke out against unfair treatment for African would your average be for the <br /> C Americans throughout his career, and stayed involved in the Civil Rights movement after his game? <br /> i5 retirement from the game. <br /> C <br /> In his 10 year baseball career, Jackie Robinson played in 6 World Series', <br /> stole home 19 times, and compiled a lifetime batting average of.311! <br /> w 4. CHALLENGE! In 1949, <br /> 1. Which four varsity sports did Jackie Robinson play at UNCA? Jackie Robinson had 593 At Bats. <br /> > 2. What National League baseball team did Jackie Robinson join How many hits did he have that <br /> ° when he integrated baseball? year? <br /> ° 3. Name one award earned by Jackie Robinson during his baseball career. <br /> a) <br /> U <br />