As cliche as it sounds, he is a real American hero.Broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947, and turns out he was a top notch Basketball player too.
Check out a profile by Hank Aaron for Time Magazine's "The Most Important People of the Century".
As Cassius Clay would say, "He was a baaaaad man!"
ReplyDeletehe was also a very handsome man.
ReplyDeleteFor another side of Jackie, check out this children's book: http://tinyurl.com/4nhdcey.
ReplyDelete"Testing the Ice" tells the story of Jackie learning to skate in his older years.
I just got it for my nephew. I'm not completely enamored with the illustrations, but it's a great story.
i love jackie he is great and always will be great in my heart I <3 you jackie!!!
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