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SPORTS > baseball player > Jackie Robinson
I've been riding...
Vendor: SPORTS
I've been riding on Cloud Nine since the election, and I don't think I'll ever come down. Today, everything is complete.
Source: On becoming the first Black player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 23 Jul 1962.
-- Jackie Robinson, (Jan 31 1919-1972), US baseball player; He was the first black player in the major leagues and the first Black to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame; .311 career average.