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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
The Jackie Robinson story weaved through this sent chills down my spine. If you've ever doubted the importance of Jackie Robinson to the history of this country read this obituary of Ed Charles to the end. Sounds like a scene from a Hollywood movie. Wow.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/o...ies-at-84.html |
That's because it WAS a scene from a Hollywood movie (In '42')
The scene portrayed in the movie never actually occurred, but it did make it into the movie...what a surprise, huh. But, pretty neat all the same.
https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/cooper...harles-and-42/
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"A life is not important except in the impact it has on others lives" - Jackie Robinson
“If you have a chance to make life better for others and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on this earth.”- Roberto Clemente
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