Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas), 1935) was a Major League Baseball player and is currently the manager of the Washington Nationals.

Trivia

• Except for 1972, when the Dodgers gave Robinson uniform 36, he wore uniform number 20 on all his teams.
• In high school (McClymonds, Oakland, California), Robinson was a basketball teammate of future NBA great Bill Russell.
• In response to several death threats during his playing days, Robinson carried a gun for a time and in 1961 he was arrested for brandishing it at a cook who refused to serve him.