This story about baseball executive Branch Rickey, best known for signing Jackie Robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, is from the original series 'New York Game Changers' by New York Sports Experience. The story also include historical developments about soccer great Pele and Dodgers statistician Allan Roth.
Each 'New York Game Changers' story is tied to a Manhattan address. The location of 'Branch Rickey' is the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue and West 34th Street, the location of the historic building that was once the site of Hotel McAlpin. The address of 'New York Game Changers' story 'Gentleman Jim' is directly across the street on Sixth Avenue.
