... ("Robinson, Jackie"). He went on to University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) (1). Jackie was a standout in school sports at UCLA, he played football, baseball, basketball, and track (1). He later left college in the middle of his junior year to join the Army in 1941 (1). Four years after entering the Army Jackie was discharged because ... (Rydell 86). The next season Robinson got moved up to the Los Angeles Dodgers professional team late in spring training, only five days before the Dodgers first game (86). This gave the critics not much time to react to the new player in the leag...

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