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Photos: Jackie Robinson through the years

Jackie Robinson safely steals home under the tag of Yankees catcher Yogi Berra in the eighth inning of the 1955 World Series opener at Yankee Stadium. The Dodgers would win the championship in seven games, the first in franchise history and only title for Brooklyn.

Jackie Robinson safely steals home under the tag of Yankees catcher Yogi Berra in the eighth inning of the 1955 World Series opener at Yankee Stadium. The Dodgers would win the championship in seven games, the first in franchise history and only title for Brooklyn.  (John Rooney / Associated Press)

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A look at multiple-sport athlete Jackie Robinson from his playing days at Muir High in Pasadena, to his glory days at UCLA to the breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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The Brooklyn Dodgers featured two future Hall of Famers in the middle of their infield -- second baseman Jackie Robinson and shortstop Pee Wee Reese, who befriended Robinson as he broke baseball’s color barrier.   (ESPN / Associated Press)

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