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'42' an excellent documentation of Robinson story
reintroduced me to bad guys like Dixie Walker, Enos Slaughter and Ben Chapman, and to good guys such as Gene Hermanski, Ralph Branca, and Pee Wee Reese. These names may mean little to those not steeped in baseball lore, but they were the enemies and the heroes from Courier Press Read more »
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The Jackie Robinson of Gay Rights
one of the more light-hearted moments in 42, a nearly-naked Ralph Branca (played by Hamish Linklater) confronts an equally near-naked Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) on the question on why he doesn't shower with the rest of the team. After a minute or so from Village Voice Read more »
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Robinson was a Jack(ie) of all trades
guy, leading the league in steals his first year, batting .297, contributing to us winning the pennant,” says former teammate Ralph Branca. “I think of Jackie and I think of all he did and all that pressure he was under.” If Robinson is sometimes glossed over from New York Daily News Read more »
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'42' better story than history
in Boston. It also may have occurred in RobinsonÂs rookie year of 1947, or it may have been later. ÂI talked to Ralph Branca, who was on the team. He remembered it happening, but he couldnÂt tell me when and where, Helgeland said. ÂItÂs one of those moments from Cincinnati Enquirer Read more »
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The Trail Blazed By Jackie Robinson
Dodgers -- the sole black man in an all-white league. "My first thought was, 'Can he help us win the pennant?'" said Ralph Branca, who was a young pitcher with the Dodgers back then. "I didn't care about the color of his skin." But Branca knew others DID care. from The Huffington Post Read more »
