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Jackie Robinson as a football player

A scouting report from Legends Draft, the parody game where famous people play football. The ratings are made up for fun.

Jackie Robinson

Photo: Harry Warnecke / Frank Livia / Robert F. Cranston / William Klein, CC0

Sports Icon1919-1972

Natural position

RB Running back

Grade

94OVR

Broke baseball's color line. Starred at running back for UCLA first.

Ratings

Made up for the game, 40 to 99.

Arm
60
Speed
95
Power
77
Smarts
89
Clutch
97

Best positions

Anyone can line up anywhere. Each position weighs the five ratings its own way, and off the natural position a legend loses a few points.

  1. RBRunning back, natural94
  2. WRWide receiver92
  3. CBCornerback90
  4. SSafety87

Jackie Robinson in real life

Real life

American baseball player (1919–1972)

Lived
1919 to 1972
From
United States
Known as
baseball player, basketball coach, athletics competitor, military officer
Sport
baseball, athletics
Played
second baseman
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Royals, Kansas City Monarchs, UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Active
1945 to 1956
Honors
Spingarn Medal, California Hall of Fame, Quebec Sports Hall of Fame, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, and 5 more

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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