The other three: Branch Rickey (1967), Ed Barrow (1953), and George Weiss (1971).

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My favorite quote about luck is from Branch Rickey, a really interesting guy who was one of the seminal figure in American baseball.

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In what is arguably a co-starring role, Harrison Ford gives one of the more energetic and showiest performances of his career as Dodgers owner Branch Rickey.

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He stopped in at 680 Fifth Avenue, where Branch Rickey, the former president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was attempting to bring a new team to the city.

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Downs had been, though, no one had a more profound impact on Robinson's life than Branch Rickey, whose religious devotion was such that he didn't attend baseball games on Sundays.

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In the beginning, there was the lordly general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), a Bible-quoting, sixty-four-year-old Republican with a strong moralistic streak and a sharp eye for business.

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The film stars Chadwick Boseman as Robinson and Harrison Ford as Brooklyn Dodgers boss Branch Rickey, who brought No. 42 onto the team in 1947 as the Major Leagues' first black player.

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The film follows Robinson, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, as he plays for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and highlights the bond that formed between Robinson and Dodgers general manager and president, Branch Rickey.

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Since the days of Branch Rickey, the Dodgers have prided themselves in creating an environment that provided structure, discipline and allowed for the creation of cutting edge philosophies that have helped revolutionize the business of baseball.

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