Editing Frank Robinson (section)

==Honors==
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|Year   = 1972
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|Number = 20
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In addition to his two [[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] awards (1961 and 1966) and his [[World Series Most Valuable Player]] award (1966), Robinson was honored in 1966 with the [[Hickok Belt]] as the top professional athlete of the year in any sport.<ref>''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p.153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, [[Penguin Group]], New York, {{ISBN|978-0-451-22363-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 31, 1935 |title=Frank Robinson |url=http://hickokbelt.com/winners/past-winners/winners/frank-robinson/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123904/http://hickokbelt.com/winners/past-winners/winners/frank-robinson/ |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |access-date=February 7, 2019 |website=[[Hickok Belt]]}}</ref>

In 1982, Robinson was inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]] as a Baltimore Oriole.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muder |first1=Craig |title=Aaron, Robinson elected to Hall of Fame |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/inside-pitch/hank-aaron-frank-robinson-elected-1982 |website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]}}</ref> Robinson is also a charter member of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame (along with [[Brooks Robinson]]), and a member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, being inducted into both in 1978. He was named to the [[Hall of Fame Ring of Honor (Washington, D.C.)|Washington Nationals Ring of Honor]] for his "significant contribution to the game of baseball in Washington, D.C." on May 9, 2015. He was inducted into the [[Cleveland Guardians award winners and league leaders#Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame|Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame]] in 2016. The Reds, Orioles, and Indians have retired his uniform number 20. He is one of only two major-league players, the other being [[Nolan Ryan]], to have his number retired by three different organizations.<ref name="mlb.com_obit">{{cite web |last=Justice |first=Richard |date=February 7, 2019 |title=Frank Robinson dies |url=https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/frank-robinson-dies/c-303656538 |website=[[Baltimore Orioles]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>

In 1999, Robinson ranked 22nd on ''[[The Sporting News]]'' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Sporting News Selects Baseball's 100 Greatest Players|magazine=[[The Sporting News]]|date=April 26, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050416222917/http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/100/index-26.html |archive-date=April 16, 2005 |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/100/index-22.html}}</ref> He was nominated as a finalist for the [[Major League Baseball All-Century Team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/31/sports/tv-sports-all-century-became-all-about-rose-and-gray.html|title=All-Century Became All About Rose and Gray|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 31, 1999}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[The Athletic]]'' ranked Robinson at number 20 on its "Baseball 100" list, complied by sportswriter [[Joe Posnanski]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Posnanski |first1=Joe |title=The Baseball 100: No. 20, Frank Robinson |url=https://theathletic.com/1656440/2020/03/07/the-baseball-100-no-20-frank-robinson/ |magazine=[[The Athletic]] |date=March 7, 2020}}</ref>

Three teams have honored Robinson with statues: 
*In 2003, the Reds dedicated a bronze statue of Robinson at [[Great American Ball Park]].<ref name="cincy"/>
*In 2012, the Orioles unveiled a bronze statue of Robinson at [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]] as part of the Orioles Legends Celebration Series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Seidel |first=Jeff |date=April 28, 2012 |title=O's pay tribute to Robinson at Camden Yards |url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120428&content_id=29881704&vkey=news_bal&c_id=bal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508212529/http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120428&content_id=29881704&vkey=news_bal&c_id=bal |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |access-date=July 15, 2012 |website=[[Baltimore Orioles]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>
*In 2017, the Indians unveiled a bronze statue of Robinson in front of [[Progressive Field]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Meisel |first=Zack |date=January 24, 2017 |title=Cleveland Indians to unveil statues honoring Robinson and Boudreau |url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/01/cleveland_indians_to_unveil_st_1.html |access-date=February 7, 2019 |website=[[The Plain Dealer]]}}</ref>

===Awards===

[[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] awarded Robinson the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] on November 9, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 10, 2005 |title=President Offers Tributes to Medal of Freedom Honorees |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/politics/president-offers-tributes-to-medal-of-freedom-honorees.html |access-date=February 7, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

The citation on the award read:

{{cquote|"Frank Robinson played the game of baseball with total integrity and steadfast determination. He won Most Valuable Player awards in both the National and American Leagues. He achieved the American League Triple Crown in 1966. His teams won five League titles and two World Series championships. In 1975, Frank Robinson broke the color barrier as baseball's first African-American manager, and he later won Manager of the Year awards in both the National and American Leagues. The United States honors Frank Robinson for his extraordinary achievements as a baseball player and manager and for setting a lasting example of character in athletics."|}}

On April 13, 2007, Robinson was awarded the first Jackie Robinson Society Community Recognition Award at [[George Washington University]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Fendrich |first=Howard |date=July 9, 2012 |title=Frank Robinson in town for honor |url=http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/042007/04132007/275557?rss=local |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709073358/http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/042007/04132007/275557?rss=local |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |access-date=February 7, 2019 |website=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>