I Am Jackie Robinson
Type: Book
As of November 2026, I Am Jackie Robinson has been mentioned in one podcast episode on How Did This Get Made? (Jan 2026). Part of Brad Meltzer's series of books mentioned during the episode.
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jan 2026 on How Did This Get Made? |
| Author | Brad Meltzer |
| Published | 2015 |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
| Subjects | Biography, Baseball players, Baseball |
| ISBN | 0803740866 |
| Genre | Biography, Baseball players, Baseball |
Who talks about I Am Jackie Robinson on podcasts?
I Am Jackie Robinson came up; the most recent mention was Jan 2026 on How Did This Get Made?.
- Last Looks: Monkeybone w/ Brad Meltzer on How Did This Get Made? (Jan 2026)