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April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day, a celebration of the player who broke the color barrier and ended nearly 80 years of segregation in baseball.
When Ron Rabinovitz was a boy, he wrote a fan letter to Jackie Robinson. Then in the spring of 1954, "Ronnie" got the chance to meet Jackie, and his idol actually remembered getting the letter.
It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Ron talks to Dick about the softer side of a man who faced tremendous bigotry, and how Jackie Robinson taught him what it truly means to be a man.
- Read an article about Ronnie and Jack's relationship
- Read an article about Ron's visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Music heard in this story: Take Me Out to the Ballgame performed by Pascal Bonniere for the album Wood Wind and Steel
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