April 15 marks the 68th anniversary of Jackie Robinson making his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Here are some things you might not know about Jackie Robinson.
First: Robinson’s older brother Mack earned a silver medal in the 200 meters at the 1936 Olympics in berlin.
Second: Jackie Robinson made his professional baseball debut with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League in 1945. He was paid $400 a month.
Third: Robinson’s career ended when he retired instead of being traded to the New York Giants in 1956.
Our question: Robinson was the first athlete to letter in four varsity sports while in college at UCLA.
Besides baseball, football and basketball, what other sport did Robinson letter in?
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