Via youTube Jackie Robinson – Mini Bio: A short biography of Jackie Robinson, the player who changed the face of American baseball.
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Players
Apr 13 2013
Jackie Robinson (1946)
Via YouTube: Jackie Robinson(1946): In 1946, Montréal Royals players and fans welcome the first African-American player, marking the beginning of the end of major-league baseball’s colour barrier. © Institut Historica-Dominion Institute (www.histori.ca) www.histori.ca
Apr 12 2013
Jackie Robinson: Breaking The Color Barrier
Via YouTube Jackie Robinson: Breaking The Color Barrier: A short video of Jackie Robinson and how he broke the color barrier for baseball, and helped to break the color barrier for all African Americans.
Mar 28 2013
Baseball Hall of Fame – Buck O’Neil: Speech 2006
Via YouTube: Baseball Hall of Fame – Buck O’Neil: Speech 2006: In 2006, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted 16 men and 1 woman who were instrumental in the success of negro league baseball. Buck O’Neil gave the opening remarks at the Induction Ceremony to honor these baseball pioneers.
Mar 27 2013
Interview with Monte Irvin
Via YouTube: There are very few guys left who can say they played against Satchel Page and Josh Gibson, and we were lucky to be able to have one of them on the show. Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin talks about his time in the Negro Leagues, playing in the same outfield as Bobby …
Mar 25 2013
Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? (1949 Version)
Via YouTube: Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? (1949 Version): By Woodrow Buddy Johnson & Count Basie (1949) Lyrics: Did you see Jackie Robinson hit that ball? It went zoomin cross the left field wall. Yeah boy, yes, yes. Jackie hit that ball. And when he swung his bat, the crowd went wild, …
Mar 22 2013
Jackie Robinson game footage
Via YouTube: Jackie Robinson game footage.mp4: Jackie Robinson hitting and playing baseball clip
Mar 18 2013
Monte Irvin on Jackie Robinson
Via YouTube: Monte Irvin on Jackie Robinson: Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin talks about why fellow Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson was chosen as the first African American to play in the major leagues.
Mar 15 2013
Ohio Wesleyan alumnus Branch Rickey (1904) and the Branch Rickey-Jackie Robinson Legacy
Via YouTube: Ohio Wesleyan alumnus Branch Rickey (1904) and the Branch Rickey-Jackie Robinson Legacy: Ohio Wesleyan held a special Branch Rickey-Jackie Robinson Week from Jan. 24-27, 2011, to celebrate the extraordinary legacy of these men in integrating Major League Baseball. Their actions to end racial segregation in professional sports preceded and helped set the stage …
Mar 13 2013
What’s my Line? Jackie Robinson
Via YouTube: What’s my Line? Jackie Robinson on the What’s my Line? TV show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LaRkuU-YjM&feature=youtube_gdata
