The Unknown Truth Behind Jackie Robinson's Unbelievable Road to Success

One for the Books

In 1942, Jackie was drafted into the U.S. Army right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Jackie was ranked highly after going through bootcamp, and he took his training very seriously. He was even recognized by some of the drill sergeants as the collegiate athlete that set the UCLA long jump record.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.