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Yes, the #42 was used up until the 1997 season when it was retired by MLB on the occasion of the 50th anniverisary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. Those that wore the #42 at the time were allowed to continue wearing it. As of the 2008 season, there is only one player in MLB wearing the number, that being Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees. Once Rivera retires no one else will ever wear the #42 in MLB.
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Did Jackie Robinson ever cheat on his wife and have other children?
did jackie robinson ever cheatonhis wife and have other kids
Did Jackie Robinson ever play on a negro baseball team?
yes
Did Jackie Robinson ever get treated unfairly because of his background?
he did have a injured ankle in college
Was Jackie Robinson ever a football player?
yes, Jackie Robinson played in high school and college (UCLA). he also played for the Honolulu Bears and after the season with the bears he was going to play for the los angeles bulldogs; but by that time the attack on pearl harbor had happened and he was drafted to the army.
Has Jackie Robinson he ever got award?
Yeah!!! Rookie of the Year, MVP 9 years straight, (1947- 1956), his # (42) has been retired every year, Nobel Peace Prize (Same thing that Martin Luther King JR. won), he has Jackie Robinson day where almost every player wears #42 during their game, and many, many more!! Sorry, but Robinson was Rookie of the Year in 1947, the first time the award was presented, and he won the MVP award only once, in 1949.
