After leaving Baseball in 1956, Robinson became an executive in the Chock full o'Nuts eatery franchise. He also became involved in politics and served as an adviser to New York's Republican governor, Nelson A. Rockefeller. He also became involved in the Civil Rights Movement, working with the N.A.A.C.P. and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He lent his support to black enterprise projects and was a founder of the Freedom National Bank in Harlem.
In addition, he wrote books and contributed regular newspaper columns to The New York Post and The Amsterdam News.
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Jackie Robinson played one year in the Negro Leagues, 1945, and he played 47 games at shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs.
At UCLA, Jackie Robinson excelled at football, track Basketball and baseball. Baseball was his fourth-best sport.