Jackie Robinson Crossword

Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo,__________.
Jackie Robinson was the _________ in his family with 3 older brothers and 1 sister
Robinson attended Pasadena Junior _________ in 1937.
Robinson earned the NCAA broad jump title at University of ______ in 1940
He was the first athlete to earn varsity _________ in all 4 sports at UCLA.
He joined the ______ in 1942.
He became friends with the famous boxer, Joe Lewis, who helped him get accepted in officer training _____.
Robinson was an ______in the army at Fort Hood, Texas.
Robinson could only serve with fellow African American _______.
When Robinson ________ to go to the back of the bus instead of getting kicked out of the army he left in 1944 with an honorable discharge.
Robinson joined Kansas________ part of the Negro Baseball League because blacks could not yet play for major league baseball.
Despite racism ________continued to play hard
He led the league with a .349 batting average and won the league’s Most ________Player award
General Manager of the Dodgers, Branch Rickey came to Robinson and asked him to play for the Dodgers. He said, “Robinson, I’m looking for a _______with guts enough not to fight back.”
On _______ 15, 1947 Robinson joined the Dodgers and became the first African American to play baseball in the Major Leagues
Even with death threats Robinson continued to play hard and was named ______of the year.
Over a ten-year career Robinson had a ______average of .311, hit 137 homeruns, and had 197 stolen bases
In 1949, Robinson was named All Star team 6 times and was the _____league Most Valuable Player
He ______from baseball at age 37
In 1955 Robinson won the world series with the _______defeating the Yankees
In 1962 he was elected to the _______hall of fame
On ______24, 1972 Robinson died of a heart attack at the age of 53