Jackie Robinson FDC signed by Tommy Davis. Measures 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Jack Roosevelt Robinson(January 31, 1919 " October 24, 1972) was an American professionalbaseballplayer who became the first African American to play inMajor League Baseball(MLB) in the modern era.Robinson broke thebaseball color linewhen he started atfirst basefor theBrooklyn Dodgerson April 15, 1947.When the Dodgers signed Robinson, it heralded the end ofracial segregationin professional baseball that had relegatedblack playersto theNegro leaguessince the 1880s.Robinson was inducted into theBaseball Hall of Fame Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.