| 1919 | Born January 31 in Cairo, Georgia |
| 1920 | Relocates to California with mother and siblings |
| 1937 | Graduates from John Muir Technical High School and enters Pasadena Junior College |
| 1939 | Enters the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| 1941 | Leaves UCLA a few credits shy of his degree |
| 1942 | Joins U.S. Army |
| 1944 | Receives honorable discharge from Army |
| 1945 | Plays for the Negro League's Kansas City Monarchs; signs to play with the Montreal Royals, an all-white Brooklyn Dodgers-affiliated farm team |
| 1946 | Marries Rachel Isum in February; debuts with Montreal Royals in April |
| 1947 | Breaks major league baseball's 20th century color line by taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15 |
| 1956 | Plays last season of baseball; joins Chock Full O' Nuts restaurant chain as vice president |
| 1963 | Marches with Martin Luther King in Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1972 | Dies October 24 in Stamford, Connecticut |
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10 months ago
you are MISSING INFO he was the city ping-pong CHAMPION in 1937!!!!!!!!!!