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He was never in fear. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(2),.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(3){top:8px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list:focus{outline:0;}/*!sc*/ Siblings? .mHQYb .p-search__input{-webkit-appearance:none;position:relative;height:40px;font-family:'mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica','Arial', sans-serif;box-shadow:inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.075);color:#000;font-size:16px;width:100%;min-width:250px;background-color:#ffffff;border:0px;border-radius:6px;padding:0.25rem 1rem;line-height:1.42857143;margin-bottom:2px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo{padding-left:20px;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{display:none;}/*!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*/ @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*/ .dLQAwR .contributor__text--name{color:#222222;font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ He is best known for winning a silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he broke the Olympic record in the 200 meters. .mHQYb .p-search__input--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ Jackie had a mother, Mallie Robinson, a father, Jerry Robinson, three brothers, Matthew, Frank, and Edgar Robinson, and a sister, Willa Mae Robinson. .eJdqRG a:hover{color:#0048AB;}/*!sc*/ The two big bronze sculptures in Centennial Square in downtown Pasadena, Calif., are equal in size. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo a{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex:1 1 auto;-ms-flex:1 1 auto;flex:1 1 auto;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;}/*!sc*/ That makes you better than an awful lot of people. @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{-webkit-flex-basis:75%;-ms-flex-preferred-size:75%;flex-basis:75%;}}/*!sc*/ Though confined to a wheelchair, Brittni has been able to keep Macks spirit intact by carrying on the support of the Special Olympics.\n\nWe had the Special Olympics World Games in 2015 in Los Angeles, Kathy says. data-styled.g3[id="iconstyle__IconWrapper-sc-12jucjo-0"]{content:"fuMUTu,drUhS,"}/*!sc*/ .iwXciG{display:inline-block;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx{height:30px;position:relative;width:30px;}/*!sc*/ He then lost sight in one eye and experienced limited vision in the other. @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;}}/*!sc*/ .kKeedG:hover{border-bottom:none;color:#0048AB;}/*!sc*/ .drUhS rect{fill:#000000;stroke:#000000;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.epHHrr{max-width:500px;}}/*!sc*/ They had to be ready for me, because I was ready for them, he said of his competition. .fFwXhn{margin:0;}/*!sc*/ He figured donors would rise to the occasion. He left school prior to completing his physical education degree in order to get a job and support his family -- including brother Jackie, who by then had made a name for himself as a letter-winner in four sports (baseball, basketball, football and track) at UCLA. html{font-size:16px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;}/*!sc*/ template{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .groqnz{margin-bottom:32px;}/*!sc*/ .dLQAwR a:hover{color:#0048AB;}/*!sc*/ @media (max-width:350px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item__link .icon__nav-item{display:none;}}/*!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*/ Education? #OnThisDay in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the @MLB color barrier. The season before (1949), Jackie won the NL MVP. He and his siblings were left fatherless at an early age, leaving their mother, Mallie Robinson, as the sole support of the children. Matthew MacKenzie "Mack" Robinson (July 18, 1914 March 12, 2000) was an American track and field athlete. .kwDmpG{display:block;font-weight:500;}/*!sc*/ Ultimately, though, Mack did decide to go back to school. He also regularly volunteered for the Special Olympics and would get his children involved, too. Instead, Jackie was recruited by UCLA and went on to the baseball Major Leagues, fame, and six All-Star honors. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item .icon__nav-item{margin-right:8px;width:18px;height:14px;float:left;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input::-ms-clear{display:none;}/*!sc*/ Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Jackie Robinson #30 Sketch Card Limited 45/50 Edward Vela Signed at the best online prices at eBay! pre{font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:1em;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g163[id="Styles__OEmbedContainer-oapuup-0"]{content:"epHHrr,"}/*!sc*/ German chancellor Adolf Hitler was convinced that the 1936 Olympic Games -- the first to be televised -- were an opportunity to demonstrate to all the world the supremacy of the blond-haired, blue-eyed Aryan race. He was close friends. .blUWSx .share-list__item{position:absolute;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-button__close{top:6px;left:5px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g10[id="buttonstyle__Label-sc-vlv7w5-0"]{content:"iwXciG,"}/*!sc*/ The family grew up with just a mother, Mallie Robinson, as they're father, Jerry Robinson, left them after having marriage problems. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav{border-top:solid 4px #057AFF;}/*!sc*/ Jackie signed the contract which is estimated to be for a sum of $30,000 to $35,000. @media (min-width:768px){.ggWmAj{max-height:60px;padding:16px 32px 16px 24px;}}/*!sc*/ Within his community, however, Mack was second to none. legend{box-sizing:border-box;color:inherit;display:table;max-width:100%;padding:0;white-space:normal;}/*!sc*/ In 1920, after his father abandoned his family, they moved to Pasadena, California, where his mother took up sundry jobs to sustain her family. data-styled.g100[id="styles__SearchWidgetContainer-sc-1vorjk3-0"]{content:"fYCiRB,"}/*!sc*/ Robinson died of complications from diabetes, kidney failure, and pneumonia, on March 12, 2000, at a hospital in Pasadena, California; he was 85. data-styled.g156[id="newsletterOptinstyle__Fieldset-sc-d7sh2p-1"]{content:"HQoYx,"}/*!sc*/ Brother of Edgar Robinson, Frank Robinson, Matthew MacKenzie Robinson and . .dMKvOx{line-height:1.2;}/*!sc*/ But what of that other brother whose countenance is cast in brilliant bronze? Vlkischer Beobachter, the newspaper of the Nazi Party, opined that Jews and Black people should not be allowed to compete. Over the years, Robinson remained involved with the U.S. Olympic Committee. Mack Robinson attended the University of Oregon, graduating in 1941. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top [class$='button-menu--icon'] span{background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Mack Robinson passed away in a Pasadena hospital in 2000 at the age of 87. small{font-size:80%;}/*!sc*/ [7], Several locations are named in honor of Matthew Robinson. One of the two faces is familiar to all. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight{background-color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ How did he come to be memorialized in Pasadena with a tribute every bit as big as the one afforded a baseball icon? I was out there on my own, Robinson said. 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*/ Jackie Robinson was 1947's Rookie of the Year. .blUWSx .share-icon{width:25px;cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ Death: July 10, 1939 (27) Immediate Family: Son of Jerry Robinson and Mallie Robinson. Edgar Robinson: Birthdate: September 26, 1910: Death: January 10, 1994 (83) Place of Burial: 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, 90601, United States: Immediate Family: Son of Jerry Robinson and Mallie Robinson Brother of Frank Robinson; Mack Robinson; Willa Mae Walker and Jackie Robinson. @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*/ [type="search"]{-webkit-appearance:textfield;outline-offset:-2px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .account--logged-in.active::after{background:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ Family Members . .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*/ He also won Rookie of the Year in 1947 with a batting average of .297, 175 hits, 12 home runs, and 48 runs batted in. That year, I set a school and league record in the long jump. .jCiprw{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:500;}/*!sc*/ .koKsQt{font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight:hover{background-color:lighten;}/*!sc*/ . His older brother, Mack, is often overshadowed by Jackie, but he was an incredibly gifted athlete all on his own. Image courtesy of Stephen Wong. .fuMUTu path{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input:-ms-input-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ And be it on the freeway or the Olympic track, Mack always expected to finish first. Alas, they did not. His brother, Matthew. .epHHrr{text-align:center;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto;}/*!sc*/ Robinson was born Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, a small town not far from the Florida-Georgia line. .blUWSx .share-button__link{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ After retiring from baseball, Robinson. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo img{width:auto;min-height:31px;max-height:31px;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ While Robinson was wearing his broken-in kicks, Owens wore a prototype of an Adidas track shoe made by company founder Adi Dassler himself. .bZhBFV{margin:0 auto 16px;}/*!sc*/ . Free shipping for many products! In Pasadena, I never knew.. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header__login-menu{border-color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Brittni was given the title of VIP Ambassador. . 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. 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. Mack, though, was right behind Owens in the 200, finishing in 21.1 seconds to beat the Netherlands Tinus Osendarp (21.3 seconds) for the silver. Red, white and black Nazi swastika flags hung in Berlins shop windows in the summer of 1936. data-styled.g142[id="Share-sc-1t9fdg-0"]{content:"koKsQt,"}/*!sc*/ 1. .HQoYx{border:0;padding:0;text-align:center;}/*!sc*/ Pasadena was wealthy and conservative and not welcoming to its new residents. In addition to the Pasadena Robinson Memorial, the stadium of Pasadena City College was dedicated to him in 2000. (Osendarp would go on to work for the German Security Service and the Nazi Security Police in the deportation of Dutch Jews during World War II. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span{display:block;position:absolute;height:2px;width:24px;background:#ffffff;opacity:1;-webkit-transform:rotate(0deg);-ms-transform:rotate(0deg);transform:rotate(0deg);-webkit-transition:all 250ms ease-in-out;transition:all 250ms ease-in-out;border-radius:3px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline{margin-right:auto;display:none;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g120[id="headlinestyle__HeadlineWrapper-sc-1ccyctx-0"]{content:"jDETbc,"}/*!sc*/ Robinson's hair began to turn white. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline img{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g115[id="sc-global-cDsONp1"]{content:"sc-global-cDsONp1,"}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{width:100%;-webkit-order:-1;-ms-flex-order:-1;order:-1;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container{-webkit-order:0;-ms-flex-order:0;order:0;-webkit-flex-basis:80%;-ms-flex-preferred-size:80%;flex-basis:80%;}}/*!sc*/ Moreover, the explosive climate of the 1960s and 1970s had challenged him to find his footing in another way. authentic michael jordan jersey signed; suburban ranch zoning pinal county; horizon zero dawn metal shard farming early; netsmart myunity user guide .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__content,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams{padding:8px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ details{display:block;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.account--logged-in.active::after{opacity:1;}/*!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.. sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0;position:relative;vertical-align:baseline;}/*!sc*/ In 1970, he suffered two mild strokes. .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*/ data-styled.g170[id="Styles__TimestampContainer-sc-8rwtua-0"]{content:"hedPca,"}/*!sc*/ Nevertheless, Mack did get to compete in the 200-meter dash event, held at Berlins Olympiastadion on Aug. 3 and 4, 1936. Jackie Robinson was born on Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, growing up with his mother and four older siblings in Pasadena, California. ::-webkit-file-upload-button{-webkit-appearance:button;font:inherit;}/*!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*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon-globe{margin-left:32px;}/*!sc*/ .cwEpxl{height:100%;width:100%;border:transparent;background:none;cursor:pointer;-webkit-transition:0.2s;transition:0.2s;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ Frank Robinson died on July 11, 1939. ","type":"pull-quote"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"He didn't underestimate the person in the lane next to him, but he was not concerned about whether they were going to beat him or not, says his son Edward. Double Indemnity (1944) A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator. .kKeedG{color:#057AFF;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:none;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ Matthew "Mack" Robinson, Jackie's eldest brother, won a silver medal in the 200-meter relay at the 1936 United States Olympics, defeating the Olympic gold medalist of 1932 for a place on the team. The Robinsons experienced a lot of racism growing up in Pasadena, the University of Oregon says. 1936 Olympic silver medalist (Berlin, Germany). @media (min-width:1024px){.sczZi{margin-left:0;margin-right:0;}}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.epHHrr.youtube iframe{width:500px;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__status{left:-9999px;position:absolute;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb input[type='search']::-webkit-search-cancel-button{-webkit-appearance:none;}/*!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 .header__subnav__item:focus,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item:hover{border-radius:3px;background-color:#dddddd;color:#002867;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input::-webkit-input-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ I had the greatest respect for Mack, Jackie wrote in his autobiography, I Never Had It Made.. Older brother of baseball legend Jackie Robinson. Following his retirement from baseball in 1957, Robinson often appeared with Martin Luther King at rallies, fundraising events, and demonstrations. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo--with-sponsor,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo--with-sponsor,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo--with-tagline,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo--with-tagline{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner{opacity:1;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.account--logged-in{height:56px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club] .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__tagline img,.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-microsite] .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__tagline img{height:56px;max-width:512px;line-height:56px;}/*!sc*/ .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*/ button,input,optgroup,select,textarea{font-family:inherit;font-size:100%;line-height:1.15;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ Rather than let mistreatment harden his heart and estrange him from where he grew up, he spent the rest of his life trying to better Pasadena while working a variety of common jobs, including as an usher at Dodger Stadium. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-right:0.5rem;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:55px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--parent[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--parent[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner span{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Mack would eventually make it his mission to improve his hometown, to set it right. 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. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo img,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo a{height:56px;}/*!sc*/ But its a beautiful life-size statue of Jack.. First African American to play in major league baseball. Fitz Edward Robinson 28 Dec 1813 Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, United States - 08 Nov 1897 . .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-selector--active{background-color:#4c8cee;}/*!sc*/ Robinson was not used to segregation when he entered the military service and refused to move to the 'black section' that the military . Robinson's father and uncle opened the Robinson Brothers service station in Denham Springs in 1946 before landing a Kaiser Fraiser franchise shortly thereafter. code,kbd,samp{font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:1em;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container__revenue{display:none;}/*!sc*/ [type="checkbox"],[type="radio"]{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;}/*!sc*/ There, Jackies head purposefully faces east, out toward Brooklyn and the baseball world he uprooted after bidding his hometown goodbye for good. data-styled.g147[id="Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0"]{content:"eJdqRG,"}/*!sc*/ I thought it was time that he be recognized.. Robinson's father, a sharecropper, abandoned the family when Robinson was a . When Jackie took the field in Jersey City, the color barrier in baseball began to shatter. .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team + .p-search-item--player.p-search-item--es:before{content:'Jugadores';}/*!sc*/ Robinson was born in Head Tide, Maine on December 22, 1869. .hUHmCp > article > aside{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .fuMUTu{pointer-events:none;width:16px;height:16px;display:inline-block;overflow:visible;fill:#ffffff;stroke:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Though the relay team won the Olympic gold, Robinson couldnt help but feel slighted. data-styled.g149[id="Styles__FigureCaption-iefwtj-1"]{content:"hpFxqr,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu__link{display:block;padding:10px;color:#081c3b;background-color:#f7f7f7;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g21[id="imagestyle__Img-sc-xw1tzz-1"]{content:"ebrWqN,iQELft,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search{display:block;position:relative;color:#333333;width:inherit;}/*!sc*/ In the immediate aftermath of Jackies death and in the 11 years that followed, the project went nowhere. *{box-sizing:border-box;}/*!sc*/ @media (max-width:1023px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-items{font-size:14px;}}/*!sc*/ @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*/ Despite struggling with a heart condition, Mack Robinson. 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. In 1950, the brothers opened a . The statue has been paid for, but theres an awful lot of other extra monies that is needed, and Im still working on that phase of it. Flowers . Annie Clara Robinson 31 May 1845 - 01 May 1913 . Long after his track days, Mack Robinson remained competitive. Birthplace: Georgia, United States. h1{font-size:2em;margin:0.67em 0;}/*!sc*/ .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*/ At 32, he decided to stay. Brother of Edgar Robinson; Mack Robinson; Willa Mae Walker and Jackie Robinson. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--mobile-quick-nav .header__nav-top__nav-item--inner{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:column;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column;-webkit-box-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:flex-start;-ms-flex-pack:start;justify-content:flex-start;height:100%;}/*!sc*/
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