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Jackie signing his contract with the Montreal Royals of the

International League, farm club of Brooklyn Dodgers, at the

Royals’ office in Montreal. Looking on are (l to r), J. Romeo
Gauvreau, Vice President of the Royals; Branch Rickey Jr.,

President of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Hector Racine, President

of the Royals, October 1, 1945.

Courtesy of the Bettmann Archive, Getty Images

Jack Roosevelt Robinson: Athlete 15