New, Jackie Robinson documentary Apr 11-12th

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Originally Posted by ajquigs

Thanks for this reminder. I definitely will be watching.

I have always been a fan of retiring his number 42 MLB-wide. I enjoy the thought that at every game in every ballpark at least one kid is told the story of Jackie Robinson after looking at the retired numbers and asking "Who was 42?"

I hope, especially since it was written in a local paper, that I get the channel up here?

Ever since the day I received my 52 Topps cards and educating myself with some of the players, reading/watching the Jackie Robinson stories and everything he endured breaking the color barrier, really struck me!

It's unbelievable what he had to endure, and like the article says, it likely shortened his life considerably.

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Though this was done by his daughter Sarah Burns.