Baseball legend Jackie Robinson lived in this place when playing for Kansas City Monarchs
In 1947, during his short stay with the Kansas City Monarchs, Jackie Robinson lived at the hotel. After Ella died in 1953, ...
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Thieves steal Jackie Robinson statue from Kansas park
A statue of baseball superstar Jackie Robinson is missing from a Wichita ... EXAMINER Robinson played baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League from 1944 until he became the ...
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Jackie changed face of sports
"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just ... In 1945, Robinson spent an unhappy season barnstorming with the Kansas City Monarchs. The educated Robinson, a nonsmoker and nondrinker, didn ...
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In new Eagle documentary, Jackie Robinson teaches the community about grace once again
Most Wichitans, along with a whole lot of other people, already know the story of how League 42’s Jackie Robinson statue was stolen from McAdams Park where the nonprofit youth baseball league ...
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Watch new documentary on how Wichita united after the theft of Jackie Robinson statue
“More Like Jackie” is a new ... and destruction of a Jackie Robinson statue at the League 42 baseball field. Julie Mah is a lifelong Kansan. She graduated from Kansas State University and ...
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Jackie changed face of sports
Jackie Robinson led the way for generations of ... In 1945, he played shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League. That year, Happy Chandler became the major leagues' new ...