UCLA unveils '42' monument for Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson's alma mater has immortalized his famous No. 42.
UCLA unveiled a 42-inch bronze statue of the MLB trailblazer's uniform number on Saturday, along with a plaque featuring a quote from the iconic player: "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
The final piece of @UCLA’s campus-wide recognition of Jackie Robinson. #GoBruins pic.twitter.com/akeCOCrklT
— UCLA Athletics (@UCLAAthletics) March 5, 2016
Robinson's niece, Kathy Robinson Young, and other members of the Robinson family were on hand for the formal unveiling.
#BruinProud to unveil the Jackie Robinson 42 Statue on campus today. #GoBruins #ImABruin pic.twitter.com/uMZaaJMkUZ
— UCLA Athletics (@UCLAAthletics) March 5, 2016
Before breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson attended the school from 1939 to 1941, starring in football, basketball, track and field, and, of course, baseball.