The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has named its 22 recreation and athletic facilities the Jackie Robinson Athletics and Recreation Complex.
The honor is for the first African-American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Robinson, who entered the majors with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and was later elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, was a four-sport star at UCLA—baseball, football, basketball and track and field.
Robinson's widow, Rachel, was on hand for Friday's ceremony along with several UCLA dignitaries, including UCLA Chancellor Gene Block.
"Jackie Robinson's name and his legacy are an honor to this university and to all the students and student-athletes who will continue to be inspired by his courage, dignity and grace," Block said in a statement. "Jackie detested injustice, fought for civil rights and his spirit of breaking barriers has been and always will be a guiding force of UCLA past, present and future."
Among the 22 facilities in the Jackie Robinson Athletics and Recreation Complex are the Acosta Athletic Training Complex, the Bruin Fitness Center, the J.D. Morgan Athletics Center, the John Wooden Center, Pauley Pavilion and the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center.
The naming marks the 75th anniversary of when Robinson first arrived on the UCLA campus. Robinson also was honored during Saturday's USC-UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl.