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Branch Rickey as a Student at Ohio Wesleyan University Photograph
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Title
Branch
Rickey
as a
Student
at
Ohio
Wesleyan
University
Photograph
Subject
Sports
Education
Coaches
Universities and colleges
Baseball
Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965
Students
Place
Delaware (Ohio)
Delaware County (Ohio)
Stockdale (Ohio)
Pike County (Ohio)
Description
This
photograph
of
legendary
coach
Branch
Rickey
was
taken
while
he was a
student
at
Ohio
Wesleyan
University
in
Delaware
,
Ohio
. As
manager
of the
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Rickey
signed
Jackie
Robinson
and
integrated
baseball
in
1945
. The
photograph
measures
3.75
"
x
4.5
"
(9.53
x
11.43
cm)
.
Rickey
(1881-1965)
was
born
in
Stockdale
,
Ohio
.
Rickey
began
his
baseball
career
while
a
student
and
coach
at
Ohio
Wesleyan
University
. In
1917
he
started
his
administrative
career
with the
St
.
Louis
Cardinals
.
Rickey
was
associated
with the
Cardinals
until
1942
, and
served
as
president
from
1917-1919
,
field
manager
from
1919-1925
, and
general
manager
from
1925-1942
. In
1919
Rickey
designed
a
farm
system
of
training
baseball
players
before
bringing
them to the
major
leagues
,
establishing
the
modern
farm
system
that
still
exists
today
. In
1943
Rickey
began
a
job
as
president
and
general
manger
of the
Brooklyn
Dodgers
,
where
he
served
until
1950
. In
1945
Rickey
broke
baseball's
color
barrier
by
hiring
the
first
black
players
in
non-Negro
League
history
,
one
of
whom
was
Jackie
Robinson
.
Rickey
was
inducted
into the
Baseball
Hall
of
Fame
in
1967
.
Date of Original
1903
circa
Collection
Branch
Rickey
Collection
Source
Audiovisual material
Submitting Institution
Ohio Wesleyan University Historical Collection
Rights
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om2815_3030066_002.tif
Image Height
1865
Image Width
1518
File Size
930.102 KB
Format
picture
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