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Across 3. Jackie was eventually inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in __ 4. In 1949, he was selected as the NL’s Most Valuable player of the Year and also won the batting title with a __ average that same year 5. the only __ family on their block, and the prejudice they encountered only strengthened their bond. 8. Jackie's second child 11. he traveled all over the ___ with the Kansas City Monarchs 13. Jackie married ___ , a nursing student he met at UCLA, in 1946. 14. Jackie's first child 18. he courageously challenged the deeply rooted custom of racial segregation in both the North and the South. 20. Growing up in a large, __ family, Jackie excelled early at all sports and learned to make his own way in life 22. In 1997, the world celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Jackie’s breaking Major League Baseball’s ___ 24. was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers 25. Jackie's third child 26. In the end, Jackie left the Army with an ___ discharge. 27. Jackie’s army career was cut short when he was ___ in relation to his objections with incidents of racial discrimination 28. The Major Leagues had not had an African-American player since ___ 29. from a humble beginning grew the first baseball player to break ___ color barrier that segregated the sport for more than 50 years. 30. At ___, Jackie became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports

Down 1. a league-leading __ steals 2. he had become National League Rookie of the Year with __ homers 3. In ___, he was named to the All-American football team 6. baseball became __ in 1889 7. Jackie's middle name 9. In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers president ___ approached Jackie about joining the Brooklyn Dodgers 10. As an ___ baseball player, Jackie was on display for the whole country to judge. 12. Jackie played baseball, ___, football and track 15. a ___ average 16. When Jackie first donned a Brooklyn Dodger uniform, he pioneered the ___ of professional athletics in America. 17. single-handedly raised Jackie and her four other children 19. Due to ___ difficulties, he was forced to leave college and eventually decided to enlist in the U.S. Army 21. After __ years in the army, he had progressed to second lieutenant 23. In 1945, Jackie played one season in the __ Baseball League