File:FrankRobinsonMedalOfFreedom.jpg
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President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" class="extiw" title="en:George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> presents the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom" class="extiw" title="en:Presidential Medal of Freedom">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> to baseball legend <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Robinson" class="extiw" title="en:Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a> in the East Room Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005. Winning the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="extiw" title="en:Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> awards in the National and American Leagues, he achieved the American League <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_crown_(baseball)" class="extiw" title="en:Triple crown (baseball)">Triple Crown</a> in 1966. Mr. Robinson became baseball's first African-American manager.
The citation read:
Frank Robinson played the game of baseball with total integrity and steadfast determination. He won Most Valuable Player awards in both the National and American Leagues. He achieved the American League Triple Crown in 1966. His teams won five League titles and two World Series championships. In 1975, Frank Robinson broke the color barrier as baseball's first African-American manager, and he later won Manager of the Year awards in both the National and American Leagues. The United States honors Frank Robinson for his extraordinary achievements as a baseball player and manager and for setting a lasting example of character in athletics.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051109-10.html">[1]</a>
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| current | 10:41, 15 January 2017 | | 515 × 343 (61 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" class="extiw" title="en:George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> presents the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom" class="extiw" title="en:Presidential Medal of Freedom">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> to baseball legend <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Robinson" class="extiw" title="en:Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a> in the East Room Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005. Winning the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="extiw" title="en:Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> awards in the National and American Leagues, he achieved the American League <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_crown_(baseball)" class="extiw" title="en:Triple crown (baseball)">Triple Crown</a> in 1966. Mr. Robinson became baseball's first African-American manager. </p> <p>The citation read:<br><i>Frank Robinson played the game of baseball with total integrity and steadfast determination. He won Most Valuable Player awards in both the National and American Leagues. He achieved the American League Triple Crown in 1966. His teams won five League titles and two World Series championships. In 1975, Frank Robinson broke the color barrier as baseball's first African-American manager, and he later won Manager of the Year awards in both the National and American Leagues. The United States honors Frank Robinson for his extraordinary achievements as a baseball player and manager and for setting a lasting example of character in athletics.</i><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051109-10.html">[1]</a> </p> |
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