To mark the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s enrollment at the university, UCLA announces it will retire the number 42 in his honor across all sports in which varsity teams compete and renames its athletic facilities the “Jackie Robinson Athletics and Recreation Complex.”

On November 21, 2014 — To mark the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s enrollment at the university, UCLA announces it will retire the number 42 in his honor across all sports in which varsity teams compete and renames its athletic facilities the “Jackie Robinson Athletics and Recreation Complex.”

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To mark the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s enrollment at the university, UCLA announces it will retire the number 42 in his honor across all sports in which varsity teams compete and renames its athletic facilities the “Jackie Robinson Athletics and Recreation Complex.”

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