Only Six Degrees of Separation Between Riley Cooper and Jackie Robinson

quicklist: curated
quote: “It’s possible to link every pro baseball, basketball, and football star.”
their: Slate
their_title: Six Degrees of Kevin Garnett
their_url: http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/slate_labs/2013/10/six_degrees_of_kevin_garnett_connect_any_two_athletes_who_ve_ever_played.html
their_copy: 6 degrees of separation between Riley Cooper and Jackie Robinson (Baseball)
RILEY COOPER played on the 2010 Philadelphia Eagles with …
Ernie Sims, who played on the 2008 Detroit Lions with …
Drew Henson, who played on the 2003 New York Yankees with …
Jesse Orosco, who played on the 1979 New York Mets with …
Jose Cardenal, who played on the 1964 San Francisco Giants with …
Duke Snider, who played on the 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers with …
JACKIE ROBINSON (BASEBALL)
theirCTA: Check out the feature here.
our_copy: How far we have fallen…

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