Background
Mack was born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1914.
Mack was born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1914.
He was the older brother of Baseball Hall of Fame member Jackie Robinson. Mack remained in town for school, and set national junior college records in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and long jump at Pasadena Junior College. He placed second in the 200 meters at the United States Olympic Trials in 1936, earning himself a place on the Olympic team
Mack Robinson attended the University of Oregon, graduating in 1941.
Foreign a time in the early 1970s, Mack was a park director of Lemon Grove Park, a park in the East Hollywood part of the City of Los Los Angeles Later in life, he was known for leading the fight against street crime in his home town of Pasadena.
The Pasadena Robinson Memorial, dedicated to both Matthew and Jackie, was dedicated in 1997. The memorial statue of Jackie Robinson by sculptor Richard H. Ellis at University of California, Los Angeles Bruins baseball team"s home Jackie Robinson Stadium, was installed by the efforts of Jackie"s brother Mack.
Several locations are named in honor of Matthew Robinson.
In addition to the Pasadena Robinson Memorial, the stadium of Pasadena City College was dedicated to him in 2000. That same year, the United States Postal Service approved naming the new post office in Pasadena the Matthew "Mack" Robinson Post Office Building. Robinson died of complications from diabetes, kidney failure, and pneumonia in Pasadena, on March 12, 2000 at a hospital in Pasadena, California, at the age of 85.
He is interred at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, California.
He has been honored as being one of the most distinguished graduates of the University of Oregon and is a member of the University of Oregon Hall of Fame and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.