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With Jackie Robinson Day at an end, let's mark the occasion by looking back at some classic images of the heroic no. 42 himself ...

Here's Robinson as a member of the Kansas City Monarchs, the legendary Negro Leagues team, in 1943 (Getty).

Needless to say, it grabbed headlines when Robinson was called up to Brooklyn in April of '47 (NY Daily News).

It was rarely easy for Robinson. Here he is moments after being viciously beaned during the 1949 season (Getty).

Robinson was one of the last Dodgers left on the field after Bobby Thomson of the Giants hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World." As the story goes, Robinson wanted to make sure that Thomson touched all the bases amid the mounting chaos (Getty).

Here's Robinson taking a cut at a Sal Maglie offering at the Polo Grounds in 1954 (Getty).

Here's a frame-by-frame breakdown of his famous steal of home during the 1955 World Series, which the Dodgers won in seven games (Getty).

Rather than accept a trade to the hated Giants, Robinson opted to retire from the game. Here he is in January of 1957, leaving Ebbets Field for the last time (Getty).

In 1962, Robinson was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. To his left is fellow inductee Bob Feller (Getty).