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Jackie Robinson was signed on this date in 1965 by ABC television to serve as an analyst on their new national baseball broadcasts. The signing made Robinson the first Black broadcaster for a national network.
The hiring didn’t come out of nowhere. He was not only an excellent ballplayer with any number of smart views on the game to pass along to …
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