.mHQYb .p-search-item{display:block;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica','Arial', sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ Sports were an escape for both brothers. His success in the major leagues opened the door for other African American players, such as Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron. I had learned that I was in two wars, one against the foreign enemy, the other against prejudice at home. data-styled.g115[id="sc-global-cDsONp1"]{content:"sc-global-cDsONp1,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-thumbnail--rounded{background-color:#f7f7f7;margin-top:0;margin-left:0.25rem;height:40px;border:1px solid #e2e2e2;border-radius:50%;}/*!sc*/ .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*/ And be it on the freeway or the Olympic track, Mack always expected to finish first. Macks daughter Kathy recalls that when Owens passed away in 1980, Mack drove more than halfway across the country (likely, over the speed limit) to be there for the funeral services in Chicago. @media (min-width:1024px){.sczZi{margin-left:0;margin-right:0;}}/*!sc*/ He is a recognizable legend. He came in second to Jesse Owens. He was . He moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he played football for the semi-professional Honolulu Bears. This -- more than the Olympic silver and more than being Jackie Robinsons brother -- became Mack Robinsons legacy within his hometown. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:56px;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;-webkit-flex:99 1 45%;-ms-flex:99 1 45%;flex:99 1 45%;}/*!sc*/ .hedPca{color:#666666;font-size:0.833rem;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:8px;}/*!sc*/ We had the Special Olympics World Games in 2015 in Los Angeles, Kathy says. window.adobeAnalytics = {"reportingSuiteId":"mlbglobal08,mlbcom08","linkInternalFilters":"mlb"} Matthew MacKenzie "Mack" Robinson was born to a family of sharecroppers on July 18, 1912 in Cairo, Georgia. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-extrabold.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-extrabold.woff') format('woff');font-style:normal;font-weight:800;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__input--icon{position:absolute;top:0.75rem;right:1rem;}/*!sc*/ Jackie Jr. was born in November of that year, with siblings Sharon (b. His fourth would come as part of the aforementioned 100-meter relay team, four days later. He attended .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}John Muir High School in Pasadena, California, and Pasadena Junior College, where he was an excellent athlete and played four sports: football, basketball, track and baseball. Robinson lives in Los Angeles with his second wife, Frances Glandney, a successful interior designer. Each is 9 feet tall, 6 feet wide and 7 feet deep. He went so far as to say, per biographer Arnold Rampersad, that he preferred the segregated South to Pasadena. data-styled.g10[id="buttonstyle__Label-sc-vlv7w5-0"]{content:"iwXciG,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight:hover{background-color:lighten;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header--inner{margin:auto;max-width:none;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ I felt as though they had actually broken my heart.. .kKeedG:hover{border-bottom:none;color:#0048AB;}/*!sc*/ .hspSPq:hover svg{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ If they knew Mack was coming down there, it was like, Oh my God! 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(Photo by George F. Alexander for Newsweek). He was survived by his wife, Delano, who, prior to her own death in August 2021, continued Macks civic duties in Pasadena. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group-title{display:block;padding:10px;width:100%;-webkit-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid;word-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g148[id="Styles__FigureContainer-iefwtj-0"]{content:"fFwXhn,"}/*!sc*/ Those early experiences of discrimination would shape the lives of both Mack, who was 6 when the family moved, and Jackie, who was 1. Ultimately he was acquitted of the charges and received an honorable discharge. .dLQAwR:not(:last-child){border-right:1px dashed #ccc;}/*!sc*/ Not only did Mack advance, but he bested Eddie Tolans then-Olympic record of 21.2 seconds in the 200. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline--no-sponsor{margin-right:0;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular-italic.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular-italic.woff') format('woff');font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ After baseball, Robinson became active in business and continued his work as an activist for social change. button::-moz-focus-inner,[type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner,[type="reset"]::-moz-focus-inner,[type="submit"]::-moz-focus-inner{border-style:none;padding:0;}/*!sc*/ However, he never saw combat. My dad was a pain in the neck to a lot of the city officials, his son Wayne says with a laugh. He joined the all-white Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1946. Mack regularly showed up at Pasadena City Hall to raise issues that were important to him. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon *{fill:currentColor;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-list{position:absolute;list-style:none;margin:0;margin-left:2px;padding:0;margin-top:3px;margin-right:10px;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium.woff') format('woff');font-weight:500;font-style:normal;}/*!sc*/ .hUHmCp{margin-top:24px;background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ His name was Jackie Robinson. He fought for their rights.. One of the two faces is familiar to all. Jackie Robinson is rightly celebrated not just in Centennial Square but everywhere as the man who, on April 15, 1947, broke Major League Baseballs color barrier and helped usher in the American civil rights movement. There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free. Can you name the first set of siblings to win NCAA track & field titles? Rickey also personally tested Robinson's reactions to the racial slurs and insults he knew the player would endure. 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. .ihHuHi{font-size:19px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px;}/*!sc*/ "Jackie Robinson gave all of usnot only black athletes, . img{border-style:none;}/*!sc*/ Ultimately, though, Mack did decide to go back to school. Germanys Olympic teams were nearly purged of non-Aryan athletes. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it. Over the course of his career in Major League Baseball, from 1947 to 1956, Robinson achieved the following stats: In his decade-long career with the Dodgers, Robinson and his team won the National League pennant several times. His children laugh about how fast he would zip along the Los Angeles areas Arroyo Seco Parkway as if it were the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.\n\nMy dad had a thing about always racing, his son Wayne says. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline img{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ h2.Styles__HeadlineContainer-sc-19rm04l-0{font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:8px;color:#666666;}/*!sc*/ Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. 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However, his journey from a discriminated baseball player to one of the highly-recognized players was quite audacious. .groqnz{margin-bottom:32px;}/*!sc*/ .epHHrr{text-align:center;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--mobile-quick-nav{display:inline;}/*!sc*/ A Black man, even after he has proven himself on and off the playing field, will still be denied his rights. His loyalty to the player set the tone for the rest of Robinson's career with the team. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top [class$='__nav-item__text']{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-thumbnail{margin-top:auto;height:45px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button-menu{-webkit-flex:0 0 auto;-ms-flex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav .scroll-buffer,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav .scroll-buffer{padding-bottom:200px;}/*!sc*/ Born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, USA, to Jerry and Mallie Robinson, Jackie was the youngest of the five children in the family. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.account--logged-in{height:56px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;}/*!sc*/ Jackie Robinson Occupation: Baseball Player Born: January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia Died: October 24, 1972 in Stamford, Connecticut Best known for: The first African-American to play Major League Baseball Biography: Where did Jackie Robinson grow up? .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*/ It was Robinsons contention that, had he been more properly coached and been supplied with better shoes, he could have beaten Owens in the 200. .blUWSx .share-icon__close{width:18px;}/*!sc*/ In 1947, at age 28, Robinson became the first Black American to play in the majors. And I stayed in shape.. .evwvnJ p{margin-top:0;}/*!sc*/ Jackie Robinson's Older Brother Was An Athletic Pioneer First .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item{color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ I certainly would have asked friends in Pasadena to send me a pair of spikes or send me enough money to be able to buy a pair of shoes.. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.account--logged-in::after{background:none;bottom:-17px;content:'';height:22px;left:auto;right:7px;opacity:0;position:absolute;-webkit-transform:rotate(45deg);-ms-transform:rotate(45deg);transform:rotate(45deg);-webkit-transition:opacity 100ms ease 100ms;transition:opacity 100ms ease 100ms;width:22px;}/*!sc*/ But when he arrived to John Muir High School, they wouldnt let him race. data-styled.g120[id="headlinestyle__HeadlineWrapper-sc-1ccyctx-0"]{content:"jDETbc,"}/*!sc*/ One of his proudest moments came in 1984, when he was chosen to be one of the athletes who carried the Olympic flag into L.A. 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Wed play chasing the fox, and Id have to break out of the ring and the whole class would start running after me, Mack recalled in 1985. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-button__link--message-icon{width:10px;margin-right:5px;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu{right:32px;top:calc(56px - 4px);}.mHQYb .mlb-header[data-is-club] .mlb-header__login-menu{top:calc(112px - 4px);}}/*!sc*/ Robinson became the first Black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-semibold-italic.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-semibold-italic.woff') format('woff');font-weight:600;font-style:italic;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ .dLQAwR a{color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ The love that Daddy had for his brother, says Macks daughter Kathy Robinson Young, is manifested in that statue.. The heart condition never defeated Mack.. Jackie Robinson had an older brother, Matthew, who won a silver medal in the 200 . .cWQXyp{display:inline-block;width:100%;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ In honor of his legacy, in 1972 the Dodgers retired his jersey number of 42. Such slights and injustices were what sparked Jackie Robinsons awkward relationship with his hometown. Jackie Robinson had an older brother, Matthew, who won a silver medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1936 Olympics. .hHLkAw input{position:relative;font-size:15px;line-height:32px;color:#444444;font-weight:400;height:32px;padding:0 8px;width:100%;background-color:#ffffff;border-radius:5px;border:1px solid #444444;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ Robinson made his debut on April 15, 1947, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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Jackie had four siblings Edgar, Frank, Matthew (nicknamed "Mack"), and Willa Mae.The real name of Jackie Robinson is Jack Roosevelt Robinson. And I won every 100-yard dash I was in, in 1934, and I became the undefeated state champion. 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He led in stolen bases that year and earned the National League's Most Valuable Player Award. .hHLkAw{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:100%;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ .epHHrr.youtube iframe{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ I am getting awfully tired, he once said, of being referred to just as Jackie Robinson's brother.. Mack and Owens maintained a relationship decades after they finished so close to one another in the 200 meters. Before becoming a professional baseball player, Jackie Robinson played football for the Honolulu Bears. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav{background-color:#ffffff;width:calc(100vw - 145px);}/*!sc*/ .ggWmAj .sticky-header__share button{font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item{width:100%;-webkit-order:0;-ms-flex-order:0;order:0;background-color:#081c3b;border-bottom:1px solid #002867;}/*!sc*/ He was Jackies big brother, and he was the man who, despite matching an Olympic record in the 200-meter dash at the 1936 Summer Games, finished 0.4 seconds behind another legend named Jesse Owens. However, in 1941, he had to quit college, owing to financial difficulties. The Untold Truth Of Jackie Robinson - Grunge There, Jackies head purposefully faces east, out toward Brooklyn and the baseball world he uprooted after bidding his hometown goodbye for good. 2. In 1949, he earned the title of Most Valuable Player for a batting average of .342. Her other brother Jackie Robinson Jr., died on June 18, 1971, in a road accident at the age of 24 years. @media (min-width:500px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{-webkit-flex-basis:60%;-ms-flex-preferred-size:60%;flex-basis:60%;}}/*!sc*/ Yet Mack, who passed away in 2000, is publicly revered in Pasadena for a reason. b,strong{font-weight:bolder;}/*!sc*/ In 1962, Robinson was the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g141[id="sharestyle__Wrapper-sc-9nfkvu-1"]{content:"blUWSx,"}/*!sc*/ button,input,optgroup,select,textarea{font-family:inherit;font-size:100%;line-height:1.15;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(3){-webkit-transform:rotate(-45deg);-ms-transform:rotate(-45deg);transform:rotate(-45deg);}/*!sc*/ .jDETbc{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:40px;color:#222222;margin:0;}/*!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. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:focus a{outline:1px dotted #fff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ 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. .fFwXhn{margin:0;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__content{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group:not(:first-child){margin-left:16px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group.cols{-webkit-column-count:2;column-count:2;-webkit-column-gap:8px;column-gap:8px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group-title{width:100%;}}/*!sc*/ .ezZJVn{background:transparent;border:0;color:#000000;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:1rem;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;right:35px;top:60%;-webkit-transform:translateY(-50%);-ms-transform:translateY(-50%);transform:translateY(-50%);white-space:nowrap;}/*!sc*/ Sharon Robinson: Jackie Robinson's Daughter Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings .evGxub{display:inline-block;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-selector{width:3px;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo--mlb{-webkit-box-flex:99;-webkit-flex-grow:99;-ms-flex-positive:99;flex-grow:99;padding-right:0;padding-left:28px;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input::-webkit-input-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ 42 Things You Need to Know About Jackie Robinson Always. 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