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Article: Jackie Robinson's grandson carries on his sports legacy.(high school football player Jesse Simms is talented in the sport)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- December 23, 1996
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Jesse Simms is carrying on the sports legacy of his grandfather, Jackie Robinson., in a big way.
The 17-year-old high school football player has won the attention of about 20 Division 1-A schools who would love to recruit him.
The 6-foot-3 inch, 270-pound teenager plays both offense and defense for his prep school, King & Low-Heywood Thomas School, in Stamford, CT. His team recently won the Northern Division championship of the Fairchester Athletic Association, which includes prep schools from Connecticut and West-chester, NY.
Very few people may recall that Robinson, who won fame as the first Black to play major league baseball in 1947 also ...