Jackie Robinson lovingly holds hands with his wife, the former Rachel Isum in Los Angeles on Feb. 26, 1946. The couple disclosed in Los Angeles that they were married on February 10. Brooklyn ...
“The last piece of the puzzle was when Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s widow, told us that I’m just not thrilled with the way Jackie looks,’’ Lutz said. “Could you make him smile a little ...
Robinson excelled at athletics from an early age, eventually enrolling at UCLA, where he lettered in four sports and met his future wife, a nursing student named Rachel Isum. Facing racism and ...