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Jackie Robinson Jr. Tragically Died 16 Months Before His Famous Father
By the time Jackie Robinson Jr. was five months old, his father, Baseball Hall of Fame player Jackie Robinson Sr., was already making history, breaking records and catching the attention of the big leagues.
But Jackie Robinson Jr. was living an existence completely different from his father’s. His own life was filled with ups and downs, and it would come to an end in a tragic accident just 16 months before his father’s death.
Military structure
During his childhood, Jackie Robinson Jr.
had a lot of emotional challenges when it came to school, and early on he was put into a special education program to help give him the best possible education. He began to succeed academically during high school, but found that he needed more structure in his life – something school wasn’t providing for him.
Eventually, Robinson Jr.
dropped out of high school and enlisted in the military. He spent three years in the milita