PRINTER'S NO. 3098
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
766
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BIZZARRO, BRADFORD, V. BROWN,
BULLOCK, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DUSH, EVERETT, GIBBONS, GINGRICH,
GOODMAN, HARHART, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, PHILLIPS-HILL, KIM,
KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MAHONEY,
MAJOR, MARSICO, McNEILL, MILLARD, MUSTIO, NEILSON, PAYNE,
READSHAW, ROSS, ROZZI, SANTARSIERO, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHREIBER,
SONNEY, THOMAS, TOEPEL, VEREB, WATSON, WHEELAND, YOUNGBLOOD
AND FARINA, APRIL 6, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 6, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing April 15, 2016, as a day honoring the lifetime
achievements and lasting influence of Jackie Robinson in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson was the first athlete in the history
of the University of California at Los Angeles to letter in four
sports in one year; and
WHEREAS, On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first
African American to play for a major league baseball team; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson, who began his career in the Negro
Leagues, was named Rookie of the Year in 1947 and led the
Brooklyn Dodgers to six National League pennants in ten years
and a World Series Championship; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson's inspiring career earned him
recognition as the first African American to win a batting
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