Branch Rickey Biography

Branch Rickey biography

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NAME: Wesley Branch Rickey
OCCUPATION: Business Leader
BIRTH DATE: December 20, 1881
DEATH DATE: December 09, 1965
EDUCATION: Ohio Wesleyan University

PLACE OF BIRTH: Stockdale, Ohio
PLACE OF DEATH: Columbia, Missouri

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In 1945, Brach Rickey broke a long-standing race barrier by hiring the first black player, Jackie Robinson, in Major League Baseball.

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Born in 1881, Branch Rickey devised the farm system of training baseball players while with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1919. He later became president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and in 1945 he broke a longstanding race barrier by signing Jackie Robinson, the first black player in the major leagues, who was brought up to play as an infielder for Brooklyn in 1947.