Oct. 23, 1972: Robinson dies of a heart attack in Stamford, Conn. His funeral is widely attended by teammates and contemporaries. Rev. Jesse Jackson delivers the eulogy and says, “When Jackie ...

Robinson’s funeral was held at the Riverside Church in New York City on October 27. Author Kostya Kennedy wrote about the service in his 2022 book True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson.

Today is Jackie Robinson Day. On April 15, in 1947, Robinson broke the color barrier, debuting for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Day is an MLB tribute dating back to 2004. All 30 MLB teams ...

The family of Jackie Robinson family has expressed support for a project to create a new and more prominent memorial at the site of Robinson and his older brother Matthew MacKenzie “Mack ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era and marking the ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surprised some fans by appearing at a Jackie Robinson Day tribute at Dodger Stadium in a wheelchair. The NBA’s second all-time leading scorer was shown arriving at the statue ...

A Defense Department article honoring the military legacy of baseball legend Jackie Robinson briefly joined the ranks of disappeared tributes to historic figures lauded for shattering race and ...