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

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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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