Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of five children. Robinson grew up in poverty and later broke the color barrier that prohibited dark-skinned people from playing major league baseball. In his early years, Jackie Robinson was inspired to pursue his interest in sports by his older brothers; especially his idol, "Mack" Robinson. At Jackie's high school, John Muir High School, he played basketball, football, baseball, tennis and competed in track and field for 2 years. Then, at Pasadena Jr. College, he continued to play the same sports except tennis. Jackie decided, like many other young men, to join the army. Robinson's broken ankle caused a delay in the Army's deployment. He graduated from Pasadena Jr. College in 1939. After graduating as a sophomore from Pasadena, Jackie transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, or UCLA. Robinson was the school's first athlete to earn 4 varsity letters! He joined the soccer team, his favorite sport at the time. Later, Jackie Robinson took a job...