Jackie Robinson’s special cap to protect him from beanings sold for $590,994 in a Lelands auction. Also in the Lelands auction, Jackie Robinson’s final warmup jacket from 1956 changed hands for $159,441.60. “Jackie Robinson gave his life for something great; heroes do,” wrote NPR’s Scott Simon in his book Jackie Robinson and The Integration of Baseball. This is a banner season for historic Jackie Robinson memorabilia. Heritage Auctions is selling a Robinson jersey from his 1947 rookie season, It has already reached $1,270,000.00.

Source: Forbes October 28, 2017 18:56 UTC