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was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. He went to the University of California at Los Angeles. At UCLA he showed a great deal of athletic ability. He was the first student-athlete to win varsity letters in four sport ....

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... baseball in the 20th century. During the season he led the National league for stolen bases, 29. During the season he was spit on when sliding into a base, had balls thrown at his head, and received death threats. He also endured malicious catcalls and racial slurs shouted from the stands, along with unsigned letters that threatened his life if he continued to play baseball. Even with all these things going on he still stole home 19 times. He was a graceful fielder, timely hitter, and aggressive base runner. His contributions won the Dodgers new fans, increased attendance at games, and helped make the Dodgers a very competitive team in ba ...