Branch Rickey biography a study of courage By JULIA KELLER Chicago Tribune Mar 27, 2011 Mar 27, 2011Updated Mar 28, 2011 0 ...

Rickey, the front-office man who integrated Major League Baseball, is not nearly as famous as he ought to be — a situation that irked Breslin to no end.

Branch Rickey changed the face of baseball in 1947 when he promoted Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was his greatest act in a lifetime filled with many exemplary acts.

Pulitzer Prize–winning Breslin offers this slim biography on baseball manager and executive Branch Rickey, a man Breslin refers to as a “Great American.” What results is a well-rounded look ...

Roger Kahn, who wrote “The Boys of Summer” in 1972, signed a contract with Rodale Books in 2005 to write the biography of Branch Rickey, according to the suit filed in state Supreme Court. While he ...

We continue the 25 greatest Dodgers of all time countdown with one of the key front office people in their history.

Rickey’s plaque hangs with the Hall of Fame’s class of 1967 and, unlike Robinson’s plaque, it receives no special attention from visitors. Currently, the most prestigious award given in Rickey’s honor ...

A country can’t get by on principles alone — it needs heroes. Heroes take a nation’s principles and live them out.This Friday marks the 75th anniversary of the greatest act of heroism in ...