I have to confess that I am not a person who follows professional sports closely. Hearing about the Dodgers all wearing number 42 in honor of the late Jackie Robinson to commemorate the 60th anniversary of his entry into major league baseball as the first ever black player affected me.

I don’t know if it by fate or by design that the first black man to be allowed/chosen to play in MLB was such a huge personality. Canadians are proud to have played host to this man as he played for one year in Triple-A for Montreal after signing with the Dodgers. You can view a CBC video about his time in Canada here.