All About Me

I was born on January 31,1919 near Cairo,Georgia and was the youngest in my family. I have three brothers named Edgar,Mack,and Frank and one sister named Willa Mae. Since my family was poor my mother had to work so Willa Mae would take me to her school and let me play in the sandbox while she worked in her classroom. Since many African Americans were being criticized in Georgia when I lived there as a child we decided to move to Pasadena,California and live in my mom's half brother's house. I attended UCLA but then dropped out after a couple of years because," No matter how much education I could get I would never be able to get a job." I married Rachel Isum on February 10,1946. On November 18, 1946 Jackie Robinson Junior was born. In 1947 I became the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues since the 1880's. On January 13,1950 Sharon Robinson was born. On May 15,1952 David Robinson was born. In 1957 I retired from the major leagues and was the business executive with Chock Full o' Nuts. In 1962 I got into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1968 my mother,Mallie Robinson,died. On October 24,1972 I died of a heart attack.