Jackie Robinson (1984) - Hall of Fame

Jackie Robinson

Induction:
1984

Jackie Robinson is most widely known as the first African-American athlete to play major league baseball, but before that he was the first UCLA athlete to letter in four sports. In addition to baseball, Robinson was an NCAA long-jump champion, a scoring leader in basketball and an exciting halfback in football. In 1947, Robinson broke major league baseball's color barrier as an infielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He won rookie of the year honors that season; two years later, he was the National League's most valuable player after leading the league with a .342 average and 37 steals. Robinson, who batted .311 in his 10-year career and was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, died at 53 in 1972.

He was a charter member of the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.