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Gibson (Gibson, Bob - Player): Jackie Robinson
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When Gibson was in his prime, Washington Senators' owner Clark Griffith had once sent for Gibson and Buck Leonard to come to his office to discuss the possibility of the pair of sluggers playing for the Senators. Years had passed but, as the beginning of 1947 approached, Jackie Robinson was slated for duty with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the spring and, despite his limitations, the fading star still clung to visions of playing major league baseball.
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Gibson, believed to have hit more home runs than any other player ever (some accounts say as many as 972), tragically died at the age of 35 -- months before Jackie Robinson finally broke the color barrier. Here is his story.
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Like most of his teammates, Gibson generally accepted his fate and did not speak out about the injustice of baseball's color bar. That Jackie Robinson broke into the major leagues only a few months after Gibson's death.
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