Editing Frank Robinson (section)

===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>