Saturday, February 5, 2011

Jackie In 1942 KC Paper

I was researching the Monarchs 1942 season when I came across the below photo of Private Jackie Robinson serving at Fort Riley, Kansas. The photo ran three years before he became a Monarch, and is further evidence of the national notoriety he had gained as a multiple-sport star at UCLA.

May 1, 1942 Kansas City Call
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3 comments:

  1. Chris WertzFebruary 13, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Terrific find.

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  2. Aaron StilleyFebruary 13, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Thanks Chris.

    Seeing your name made me realize I forgot to thank you in my earlier post! Sorry about that - fixed:
    http://jwtm1945.blogspot.com/2010/09/thank-yous.html

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  3. BosoxdadJune 12, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Great research finds. Please stop in and review:

    http://theizzyproject.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html

    Thanks
    Bosoxdad

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