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The older brother of legendary Hall of Fame baseball player Jackie Robinson, Mack and his siblings were raised by their mother Mallie Robinson after they were left fatherless at an early age. @media only screen and (min-width:568px){.hYmwpY{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search{display:block;position:relative;color:#333333;width:inherit;}/*!sc*/ But what of that other brother whose countenance is cast in brilliant bronze? data-styled.g29[id="linkstyle__AnchorElement-sc-1rt6me7-0"]{content:"kKeedG,"}/*!sc*/ Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead. .blUWSx .share-list__item{position:absolute;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g144[id="Styles__StickyHeaderContainer-sc-1wye7kw-0"]{content:"ggWmAj,"}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g11[id="buttonstyle__StyledButton-sc-vlv7w5-1"]{content:"hspSPq,"}/*!sc*/ Jackie Robinson Bio | Early life and Education. Baseball is like a poker game. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ Sharon Robinson Siblings. data-styled.g143[id="Styles__SocialContainer-sc-1h38xz1-0"]{content:"blLcNM,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight{background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo a{-webkit-flex:1 0 auto;-ms-flex:1 0 auto;flex:1 0 auto;}/*!sc*/ His loyalty to the player set the tone for the rest of Robinson's career with the team. My dad had a thing about always racing, his son Wayne says. 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Mallie Robinson had uprooted her four kids -- sons Edgar, Frank, Mack and Jackie and daughter Willa Mae -- from Cairo, Ga., after their father, Jerry, left the family. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container__primary.resizing{overflow-y:hidden;}/*!sc*/ That cause became even more important to the family when Brittni Hamilton, the daughter of Macks daughter Kathy, was diagnosed with Leigh syndrome, a severe neurological disorder, at 2 years old. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo--mlb img{margin:auto;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner{width:100%;display:-webkit-inline-box;display:-webkit-inline-flex;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-align-content:center;-ms-flex-line-pack:center;align-content:center;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ It wasnt like my dad looking back. Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, on January 31, 1919. Robinson was a star, and Rickey called him up. The Olympic family is something unique, Wayne says. He died of heart attack at the age of 53, and his funeral was attended by thousands of people. After failing before in four other series matchups, the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees. .evGxub{display:inline-block;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ ), I have no qualms about finishing second, Robinson said in that 1985 interview. Throughout his decade-long career, Robinson distinguished himself as one of the game's most talented and exciting players, recording an impressive .311 career batting average. In April 1997, his jersey number 42 was retired in his honor. .iQELft{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ article ul{list-style:disc;}/*!sc*/ He helped the team win one more National League pennant the following season. 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President Franklin D. Roosevelt hosted only the white medal-winners from the U.S. team. But its a beautiful life-size statue of Jack.\n\nIt took the love, fortitude and personal finances of a determined brother to make that statue happen. In 1971, the couples oldest child, Jack Robinson Jr., died at the age of 24 in a car accident. After his death, his wife established the Jackie Robinson Foundation in 1973 with the aim of providing scholarships for higher education to minority youths. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon{background:none;padding:0px;width:24px;height:18px;position:relative;margin:0px auto;-webkit-transform:rotate(0deg);-ms-transform:rotate(0deg);transform:rotate(0deg);-webkit-transition:0.5s ease-in-out;transition:0.5s ease-in-out;cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .fYCiRB{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;height:40px;width:40px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner{opacity:1;}/*!sc*/ His courage and moral objection to racial segregation were precursors to the impact Robinson would have in Major League Baseball. Photos courtesy Kathy Robinson Young and Coffee Bluff Pictures. This Jackie Robinson Day, it is worth exploring the means by which Mack both inspired his little brother and later did justice to his memory, all while making a mark in his community. He arrived to the finals at Randalls Island with only the beat-up track spikes he had worn while competing at Pasadena Junior College. @media (min-width:768px){.ggWmAj{max-height:60px;padding:16px 32px 16px 24px;}}/*!sc*/ Robinson was a vocal champion for African American athletes, civil rights and other social and political causes, serving on the board of the NAACP until 1967. Its a bond that is cemented through time.. That makes you better than an awful lot of people.. In December 1956, Robinson was traded to the New York Giants, but he never played a game for the team. While Robinson was wearing his broken-in kicks, Owens wore a prototype of an Adidas track shoe made by company founder Adi Dassler himself. After Robinsons death in 1972, his wife Rachel established the Jackie Robinson Foundation dedicated to honoring his life and work. The top finishers qualified to advance to the finals in New York, where the U.S. Olympic track team was set. @media (min-width:1024px){.blLcNM .content{grid-column:1 / span 8;}.blLcNM .content .share-btn{-webkit-align-self:flex-end;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;margin-bottom:16px;top:0;}}/*!sc*/ .evwvnJ{line-height:1.5;margin:0 auto 16px;max-width:470px;padding-left:0;position:relative;width:-webkit-fit-content;width:-moz-fit-content;width:fit-content;}/*!sc*/ DOWNLOAD BIOGRAPHY'S JACKIE ROBINSON FACT CARD. I had the greatest respect for Mack, Jackie wrote in his autobiography, I Never Had It Made.. It means that only one other person in the world was better than you. *{box-sizing:border-box;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g154[id="newsletterLogostyle__NewsletterLogoContainer-sc-j5dgcz-0"]{content:"bZhBFV,"}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium-it.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium-it.woff') format('woff');font-weight:500;font-style:italic;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__container--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ .kwDmpG input{box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:16px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team:first-of-type:before{content:'Teams';}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list:focus{outline:0;}/*!sc*/ pre{font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:1em;}/*!sc*/ Jackie Robinson's father's name is Jerry Robinson, and her mother's name is Mallie Robinson. .blUWSx .share-icon{width:25px;cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ He continued to wow fans and critics alike with impressive feats, such as an outstanding .342 batting average during the 1949 season. Today, there are additional permanent tributes to Jackie on UCLAs campus in the form of a statue of him in his football uniform outside the Rose Bowl and a monument of his number 42 outside the athletics and recreation complex that bears his name.\n\nBut Mack -- the man whose most famous moment was finishing second -- was the first to ensure Jackie was given his due.\n\nThe love that Daddy had for his brother, says Macks daughter Kathy Robinson Young, is manifested in that statue.\n\n\\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\*","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"PhotoPart","caption":null,"contextualCaption":null,"contextualAspectRatio":null,"credit":null,"format":"jpg","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/mlb/yatl967zenof6mfs4uxq","type":"photo"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"Long after his track days, Mack Robinson remained competitive. So, finally, Mack took matters into his own hands, dipping into his own savings and soliciting the help of friends to make a proper tribute to his brother happen. .hspSPq{height:32px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;font-size:13px;-webkit-transition:0.2s;transition:0.2s;border-radius:5px;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#057AFF;border:none;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ button,[type="button"],[type="reset"],[type="submit"]{-webkit-appearance:button;}/*!sc*/ By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com @ castrovince. Jackie Jr. was born in November of that year, with siblings Sharon (b. data-styled.g100[id="styles__SearchWidgetContainer-sc-1vorjk3-0"]{content:"fYCiRB,"}/*!sc*/ Mallie Robinson had uprooted her four kids -- sons Edgar, Frank, Mack and Jackie and daughter Willa Mae -- from Cairo, Ga., after their father, Jerry, left the family. He couldn't stand anybody being in front of him.\n\nAnd be it on the freeway or the Olympic track, Mack always expected to finish first. html{line-height:1.15;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;}/*!sc*/ In the quarterfinals, Mack tied Tolans record to finish first in his grouping. Nevertheless, Mack was proud of his brother and what he meant to society. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav{border-top:solid 4px #057AFF;}/*!sc*/ body.article{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.5;}/*!sc*/ If they knew Mack was coming down there, it was like, Oh my God! My dad was an advocate for the northwest citizens in Pasadena. Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in the major leagues in 1947, signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container__revenue{display:none;}/*!sc*/ Jackie Robinson, byname of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, (born January 31, 1919, Cairo, Georgia, U.S.died October 24, 1972, Stamford, Connecticut), the first Black baseball player to play in the American major leagues during the 20th century.On April 15, 1947, Robinson broke the decades-old "colour line" of Major League Baseball when he appeared on .groqnz.markdown.youtube,.groqnz.photo figcaption.youtube,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed.youtube{padding:0;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-button__link--message-icon{width:10px;margin-right:5px;}/*!sc*/ Mack Robinson did admit to the frustration that can come with having an icon within your family ranks. If you dont know the name Matthew Mack Robinson, its because he lived his life in the shadows of two of the most famous figures in the history of American sports. .evwvnJ p{margin-top:0;}/*!sc*/ https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jack-roosevelt-robinson-1716.php. Robinson began playing in the Negro Leagues, but he was soon chosen by Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, to help integrate Major League Baseball. Each is 9 feet tall, 6 feet wide and 7 feet deep. With an incredible time of 20.7 seconds -- or half a second better than Tolans Olympic record -- Owens won his third medal in as many days. In 2016, filmmaker Ken Burns premiered a documentary about the baseball legend on PBS. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it. Its hard to believe now that he has a day in his honor, now that his number is retired across Major League Baseball and now that there are buildings and ballparks across the country that are named for him. Each weighs approximately 2,700 pounds. But only after his mother agreed to sign a waiver relinquishing the school of all responsibility should Macks heart give out. But he sprinted his way into them, regardless. .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container::before{color:#dddddd;content:"ADVERTISEMENT";display:block;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:0.694rem;line-height:13px;position:absolute;top:17px;text-align:center;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header{width:100%;font-family:'proxima-nova','mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica','Arial',sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:15px;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ button,select{text-transform:none;}/*!sc*/ 2. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-semibold.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-semibold.woff') format('woff');font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ And so he did! .mHQYb .p-search-item__container{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:50px;border-top:0;min-width:250px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open{position:fixed;top:0px;z-index:99992;}/*!sc*/ Mack had just $150 to his name -- money raised by some Pasadena businesspeople -- when he left California for New York, and $99 of that was spent on his train ticket. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff') format('woff');font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ .bZhBFV img{max-width:220px;}/*!sc*/ As he played for the Dodgers, he faced several threats and was even booed by the audiences. .ggWmAj .sticky-header__share{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row-reverse;-ms-flex-direction:row-reverse;flex-direction:row-reverse;grid-column:9 / 13;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-url-logos > *{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;}/*!sc*/ "Jackie Robinson gave all of usnot only black athletes, . Jackie Robinson had an older brother, Matthew, who won a silver medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1936 Olympics. Mack, along with Jackie, is certainly larger than life in that memorial in Pasadena, which was dedicated in 1997. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav--transparent{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.7);width:calc(100vw - 145px);}/*!sc*/ Four months before Jackies death, when the baseball legend was weakened by heart disease and nearly blinded by diabetes, Mack visited his brother at his Stamford, Conn., home and proposed an idea. .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container{margin-bottom:32px;padding:43px 0 16px 0;position:relative;text-align:center;width:343px;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-button__link{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .cHcHkC{font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0;max-height:48px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;display:-webkit-box;width:100%;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;}/*!sc*/ They had to be ready for me, because I was ready for them, he said of his competition. 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