In the movie 42, the young boy who admired Jackie Robinson, did he grow up to become a baseball star?

To follow up on el Águila's great answer, yes, Ed Charles was the young boy in the movie and Robinson did in fact inspire him greatly.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/score-h...

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" There is a wonderful scene in “42” that shows a small group of boys at a Florida train station trying to catch a glimpse of Jackie Robinson, maybe get his autograph. The boys, African-American kids who are thrilled that a black man has finally gotten a chance to play in the big leagues, wave and shout at Robinson. Robinson waves back and tosses one of the kids a baseball. When the train finally pulls out of the station, one of the boys puts his ear against the track so he can hear it rumble north where Robinson will challenge segregation and racial inequality.

“That was me,” says Ed Charles, one of the heroes of the 1969 Miracle Mets, “and most of it is true.”

He says Robinson didn’t toss him a ball, and the part about putting his ear to the track is Hollywood hype. But the part about Robinson inspiring him to become a major leaguer is absolutely correct. "

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The article goes more in-depth.

I have no idea if Ed Charles as a kid did any of the stuff in the movie, but he "did" grow up to become a Major League ballplayer.

He played for the Kansas City A's (now the Oakland A's) between 1962 and 1967, when he was traded to the New York Mets. He played for the Mets until 1969, and scored the winning run of Game 2 of the 1969 World Series for the Mets, who would go on to win the Series over the Baltimore Orioles (these were the 1969 "Miracle" Mets).

After the Series, he was released by the Mets and never played pro baseball again.

So I wouldn't call him a "star," but he did play in the majors.

Ed Charles Jackie Robinson

Ed Charles made it to the majors, but he wasn't a star.

However, there was another young boy growing up during that time who also admired Jackie Robinson. He even vowed he would get to the major leagues himself before Jackie retired. And he did it.

His name was Hank Aaron.

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When I was little and learned about Jackie Robinson I honestly always just thought of him as the great man was the reason why so many talented African Americans are allowed to play baseball. But as I got older I learned it wasnt just what he did to baseball. He went through so much crap I think I could never get through. From racial slurs by not only the fans but his teammates. Im honest enough to say I would have walked away from baseball but he didnt. He sacrificed himself for many people. If it wasnt for him I would never have got to see so many amazing African-American players in my favorite sport. And most of all, Its great to see that people remember what he did and celebrate a day thats teaches young kids how much of an impact he made in the sport they play. Its just shows people how much he loved the game.

Probably, but I am not 100% on it

He wen't onto play in the MLB