Photos: Remembering Jackie Robinson

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Photos: Remembering Jackie Robinson

Take a look back at Jackie Robinson, an American hero and athlete who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) during his time with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 28th August 1949. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Oval shaped portrait of a American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) as a young boy sitting on a chair, circa 1925. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

CALIFORNIA - CIRCA 1925: Mallie Robinson (C) poses for a family portrait with her children (L-R) Mack Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Edgar Robinson, Willa Mae Robinson and Frank Robinson circa 1925 in California. Raised in Pasadena, Jackie Robinson (1919-72) went on to be the first African-American to play American Major League Baseball. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) (Back row, 4th from right), wearing a military uniform, stands with members of his family outside of a house, possibly in Georgia, c. 1942. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A team portrait of the Brooklyn Dodgers, autographed by players including Jackie Robinson and Gil Hodges, New York City, 1950s. (Photo by Howard Muller/Getty Images)

Portrait of members of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team pose in the dugout, 1954. From left, Americans Carl Furillo (1922 - 1989) (#6) and Gil Hodges (1924 - 1972) (#14), Cuban Sandy Amoros (1930 - 1992) (#15), and Americans Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) (#42), Duke Snider (#4), Pee Wee Reese (1918 - 1990) (#1), Jim Gilliam (1928 - 1978) (#19), Pete Wojey (1919 - 1991) (#35), and manager Walter Alston (1911 - 1984) (#24). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) grounds a ball at first place while warming up for an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, Ebbets Field, NYC, 1950s. (Photo by Hulton|Archive/Getty Images)

American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) of the Brooklyn Dodgers, circa 1950. (Photo by Curt Gunther/Keystone/Getty Images)

American baseball players Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972, left) and Joe Black (1924 - 2002) of the Brooklyn Dodgers, circa 1952. (Photo by Curt Gunther/Keystone/Getty Images)

American baseball players Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972, left) and Joe Black (1924 - 2002) of the Brooklyn Dodgers, circa 1952. (Photo by Curt Gunther/Keystone/Getty Images)

American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 28th August 1949. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

American professional baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) of the Brooklyn Dodgers, dressed in a road uniform, crouches by the base and prepares to catch a ball, 1951. Throughout the course of his baseball career Robinson played several positions on the infield as well as serving as outfielder. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) tends to his daughter Sharon in her baby carriage as wife Rachel looks on in the backyard of their home in Stamford, Connecticut, circa 1951. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

16 Apr 1997: A view from behind home plate displaying the art on the field in memory of Jackie Robinson during the Dodgers 5-2 win over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York. Butch Huskey of the New York Mets is the batter and Tom Prince

25 Apr 1997: A general view of Camden Yards from an art design in memory of Jackie Robinson behind home plate during the Orioles 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.

7 Jun 1997: (Left to right) Vida Blue, Willie Mays, Dusty Baker, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds stand next to a #42 sign in memory of Jackie Robinson prior to the Atlanta Braves 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants at 3Com Park in San Francisco, California.

31 Mar 1998: General view of Jackie Robinson jersey before a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona. The Rockies defeated the Diamondbacks 9-2. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Laforet /Allsport

BOSTON - APRIL 16: The Tampa Bay Rays gather on the pitchers mound in the fourth inning against the Boston Red Sox on April 16, 2010 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Tampa Bay Rays wore the number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

6 Jul 1997: Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners stands in front of a Jackie Robinson sign during the Mariners 8-0 loss to the Anaheim Angels at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. Mandatory Credit: Harry How /Allsport

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 04: A general view of the ROBIE award at the The Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards' Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 4, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for The Jackie Robinson Foundation)

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American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) during his time with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 28th August 1949. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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