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Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers was named the National League ViP in 1949.
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What did satchel paige do that made him famous?
he is famous for pitching for many different teams.he has broken many records. Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American baseball player whose pitching in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball (MLB) made him a legend in his own lifetime. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971, the first player to be inducted based upon his play in the Negro leagues.
What was Blanche K Bruce the first American to do?
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Who was the first black football player for Georgia tech?
Eddie McAshan
Was Jackie Robinson the first black baseball player?
Jackie Robinson became the first black player to break the color barrier in the Major Leagues. Robinson first appeared in a Major League Baseball game in 1947. With Robinson's introduction and immediate success, black players began to find widespread acceptance in the American national pastime. Along with fellow pioneers, including greats Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella, Robinson led the Dodgers on one of the most successful runs in baseball history, winning 6 pennants in 10 years. The Dodgers' willingness to oppose social norms of segregation is often cited as one of the primary reasons for their success in the '40s and '50s.
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Who is the first black player elected into national hall of fame?
If you mean the Baseball Hall of Fame, it was Jackie Robinson who was elected in 1962.
Who and in what year was the first black player elected into the National Hall of Fame?
In 1962, Jackie Robinson became the first African American baseball player to be elected into the National Hall of Fame. He was also the very first African American player to play in the National Baseball league.
Who was the first African American baseball player to be elected in the Hall of Fame?
If you mean the Baseball Hall of Fame, all players elected to the H of F that year, were elected by the Veterans Committe, and only one Black player was elected by the Special Committee on Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige. Regular election to the H of F were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and no modern day player received enough votes to be elected that year.
Who was the first black elected to the baseball hall of fame?
Willie mays
When was the first black player elected to play baseball?
People aren't "elected" to play professional sports, they are drafted by teams or independently signed to contracts ("free agents"). The first African American to play major league baseball was Jackie Robinson in 1947.
Who was the first Latino baseball player to be elected to baseball's hall of fame?
Roberto clemente
Who was the first black player elected into basketball hall of fame?
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The first hispanic baseball player to go into the hall of fame?
The first hispanic baseball player elected into the Hall of Fame was Roberto Clemente in 1973.
Who became the first black player inducted into the baseball hall of fame?
It was Jackie Robinson, who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956. He was elected to Cooperstown in 1962, his first year of eligibility.
Who became the first black player to be elected into the National Hall of Fame?
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Who was the first black president elected?
Barack Obama was the first Black president elected.
Who was the first Hispanic baseball player elected to the Coppertown hall of fame?
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