Wednesday wasΒ Jackie Robinson Day, a day meant toΒ commemorate the life and times of one of the most iconic and boundary-breaking athletes of all time. That same day,Β a Jeopardy contestant confused Babe RuthΒ for Robinson, when answeringΒ a question about which famous baseball player broke the color barrier.Β In the Jeopardy College Tournament episode, University of Southern California student Xiaoke Ying answered Ruth instead of Robinson.
The major mix-up didn't deter YingΒ though, as she went on to win and advance toΒ the finals. That still didn'tΒ stop people from sounding off onΒ her pretty epic fail.
In 1947, Robinson became the first African American player to play in the majors. And while Ruth certainly wasn't the one to break the color barrier, he was semi-progressive during his time as a player in the 1930's, playing against black players when others wouldn't.
