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Jackie Robinson, who would have been 93 today, once said that "a life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives," Jackie Robinson said. By that measure, his own life was monumental.

Very few athletes endured as many obstacles as Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. The Hall of Fame second baseman helped open the door for other great black ballplayers such as

(Getty) CINCINNATI — By the mid-1950s, Reds fans had grown accustomed to seeing African-American players the likes of Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron — as visiting ballplayers. It wasn't until Frank Robinson walked into Crosley Field in

Very few athletes endured as many obstacles as Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.