Jackie Robinson played baseball and was in the baseball hall of fame.
10. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and passed away in 1972.
Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year on the ballot, receiving 124 votes.
Candidates for selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. 160 ballots were cast in 1962, with 120 votes required for election. Jackie Robinson received 124 votes in 1962 (77.5% of the votes cast) and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 at the age of 43.
Jackie Robinson got inducted in 1962.
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Satchel Paige was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1971, years after Jackie Robinson
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