Branch Rickey - Jackie Robinson, Baseball & Quotes
Branch Rickey was a baseball executive known for his groundbreaking 1945 decision to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, thereby breaking the color barrier.
Who Was Branch Rickey?Branch Rickey had a modest career as a baseball player before becoming an innovative figure in the sport's management. In 1919, he designed the farm system of training and advancing players which Major League Baseball would come to rely on. In 1942, he was named general manager and president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, where he broke the long-standing race barrier in 1945 by signing Jackie Robinson, the first Black player in the major leagues (Robinson made his major league debut in 1947).