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* Earned [[All-Conference Selections|All-Coast honors]] in 1940. | * Earned [[All-Conference Selections|All-Coast honors]] in 1940. | ||
* Charter member of the [[Hall of Fame (UCLA)|UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame]] (1984). | * Charter member of the [[Hall of Fame (UCLA)|UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame]] (1984). | ||
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[[Category: Player Listing]] | [[Category: Player Listing]] |
Latest revision as of 22:21, 9 August 2017
Sons of Westwood: Bruin Legends
JACKIE ROBINSON
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Lettered in 1939,40. Played halfback and on defense.
- Was the team's leading scorer in 1940.
- Was a four-sport star.
- He, Woody Strode, and Kenny Washington played "minor league" football in the Pacific Coast Professional Football League as the NFL had developed and enforced a color barrier in 1934 and extended until 1946.
- He eventually went on and broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
ACCOLADES
- Earned All-Coast honors in 1940.
- Charter member of the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame (1984).