Scholarships to honour Jackie Robinson

UCLA is creating US$1 million worth of scholarships in the name of Jackie Robinson for male athletes in the four sports the baseball hall of famer played while attending the school. The Jackie R. Robinson Centennial Scholars Endowed Scholarships will cover baseball, football, men’s basketball and men’s track and field. The school said the US$1 million was donated by local philanthropists. Robinson attended UCLA from 1939 to 1941. Six years later, he broke the colour barrier in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers.