A day after pieces of a stolen Jackie Robinson statue were found burning in a trash can in Kansas, the Rose Bowl will celebrate the sports and civil rights icon’s 105th birthday Wednesday at his statue outside of the historic venue in Pasadena.
Last week, Robinson’s bronze statue at McAdams Park in Wichita, Kan., was cut off at the ankles and stolen. Police said two people were seen on surveillance video dragging the statue to a truck, which was later recovered by investigators.
On Tuesday morning, burned pieces of the statue were found in the remains of a trash can fire seven miles away in Garvey Park.