Yesterday the MLB came together for Jackie Robinson Day. Players, coaches, and managers all wore number 42 (which was officially retired from the league in 1997) and Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s widow, was honored in Yankee stadium before the team’s game against the Angels. And as America’s favorite pastime celebrated one of its best players, the country also celebrated a man who bravely broke racial lines for the love of his sport.

When President Ronald Regan posthumously awarded Jackie Robinson with the Presidential Award of Freedom, he praised him for striking “a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life.” And even today Robinson is still celebrated as a hero in the civil rights movement.

But when Robinson came to Harvard on Monday, April 24, 1950, he did not come to discuss race relations or the still-applicable “Separate but Equal” standard. No, Robinson came to talk about what he did. He came to talk about baseball.

Robinson came to speak about his success in college sports, his decision to pursue baseball at the professional level, and his tips for bolstering the faltering Harvard team. A Crimson article about the event also promised that Robinson would “give some hints to college baseball stars with big league aspirations.”

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Whether you are a die-hard Harvard basketball fan or just a casual Crimson follower, chances are high that you remember Oliver McNally’s last performance in a Crimson uniform. It was, after all, on TV.

The senior guard and co-captain played a strong game in his team’s second-round NCAA tournament matchup against Vanderbilt. He dished out a game-high seven assists and was even more impressive on the defensive end, sacrificing his body and drawing two momentum-shifting charges.  Even though Harvard lost, 79-70, it was an outstanding end to a great career.

Despite the disappointing loss, McNally has moved on to bigger and better things. In recent weeks, the future Harvard grad has dominated a different arena – Twitter.

We at The Back Page have taken notice of McNally’s recent hot streak.  Here are our favorites from this past week.

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For most seniors, spring semester marks the end of the road, a time of relaxation and low stress before entering the less forgiving professional world.

But a group of senior men’s hockey players jumped the gun and have already left Cambridge to pursue their professional careers in hockey.

Less than a month after the Crimson’s season-ending loss to Union in the ECAC Hockey Championship Final on March 17, four different players—Alex Killorn, Ryan Grimshaw, Eric Kroshus, and Daniel Moriaty—have all suited up for professional clubs.

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At the team’s annual awards banquet last Wednesday night, Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91, announced Danny Biega as the 120th captain of Harvard men’s hockey. Biega, a junior defenseman, was also recently named a first-team All-American.

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Yesterday, we came out with our second Harvard Sports Trivia Challenge. Now, we reveal the answers:

1. Who is the only modern-era quarterback from Harvard to ever go on to play in the NFL and what team does he currently play for?

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo Bills

2. What two countries’ national teams will the men’s soccer team be playing this month?

Haiti and Cape Verde

3. When was the last time the Crimson won the Ice Hockey Beanpot tournament, and who was its opponent?

1993, Boston University

4. When the women’s basketball team made history this year by becoming the first team in the Ivy League to record a win in the WNIT, who was the opponent?

Hofstra University

5. When was the last time the Harvard men’s volleyball team had as many wins as they currently have and how many is that?

1997, 17

6. Which three schools from all NCAA Div. I men’s swimming and diving programs ranked above the Crimson for combined GPA?

Yale (3.59), Villanova (3.58) and Dartmouth (3.41), while Harvard had a 3.40

7. Who was the last Harvard skier (before Rebecca Nadler) to win a college Carnival? (Nadler was the first alpine skier but a nordic skier has done it)

Anna McLoon '04

8. In which sport was women's hockey coach Katey Stone named an All American in college?

Lacrosse

9. Which Crimson basketball player was selected in the 4th round of the 1973 NBA Draft?

James Brown, Atlanta Hawks

10. Which female Harvard athlete was the first Ivy Leaguer in history to win an NCAA individual title and in which sport?

Meredith Rainey ’90.  She ran a school-record time of 2:03.90 in the 800 meters at the Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Provo, UT.