<P> The extended Robinson family established itself on a residential plot containing two small houses at 121 Pepper Street in Pasadena . Robinson's mother worked various odd jobs to support the family . Growing up in relative poverty in an otherwise affluent community, Robinson and his minority friends were excluded from many recreational opportunities . As a result, Robinson joined a neighborhood gang, but his friend Carl Anderson persuaded him to abandon it . </P> <P> In 1935, Robinson graduated from Washington Junior High School and enrolled at John Muir High School (Muir Tech). Recognizing his athletic talents, Robinson's older brothers Mack (himself an accomplished athlete and silver medalist at the 1936 Summer Olympics) and Frank inspired Jackie to pursue his interest in sports . </P> <P> At Muir Tech, Robinson played several sports at the varsity level and lettered in four of them: football, basketball, track, and baseball . He played shortstop and catcher on the baseball team, quarterback on the football team, and guard on the basketball team . With the track and field squad, he won awards in the broad jump . He was also a member of the tennis team . </P> <P> In 1936, Robinson won the junior boys singles championship in the annual Pacific Coast Negro Tennis Tournament and earned a place on the Pomona annual baseball tournament all - star team, which included future Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Bob Lemon . In late January 1937, the Pasadena Star - News newspaper reported that Robinson "for two years has been the outstanding athlete at Muir, starring in football, basketball, track, baseball and tennis ." </P>

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