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According to a poll conducted in 1947, Robinson was the second most popular man in the country, behind Bing Crosby.

In 1999, he was named by Time on its list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

Also in 1999, he ranked number 44 on the Sporting News list of Baseball's 100 Greatest Players and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team as the top vote-getter among second basemen.

Baseball writer Bill James, in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, ranked Robinson as the 32nd greatest player of all time strictly on the basis of his performance on the field, noting that he was one of the top players in the league throughout his career.

Robinson was among the 25 charter members of UCLA ’ s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984.

In 2002, Molefi Kete Asante included Robinson on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

Robinson has also been honored by the United States Postal Service on three separate postage stamps, in 1982, 1999, and 2000.