In keeping with my posts this past week about Mack and Jackie Robinson, I figured it was time to provide some of Mack’s stats. While he didn’t play baseball, as Jackie’s older brother we can probably assume he had some impact on the sport of baseball.
The website sports-reference.com provides information on a variety of sports – including (at least for the time being) Olympic sports such as track and field. Their page on Mack Robinson provides information on Mack’s accomplishments in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. Mack won the silver medal in the men’s 200 meter dash, finishing second only to Jesse Owens, who ran the race in 20.7 seconds, compared to Mack’s 21.1 seconds.
Other stats on Mack Robinson are hard to find all in one place, so here’s a brief summary from the research I’ve done:
- 1937: set a national junior college record in the 100 meter spring (9.6 seconds), the 220 meter (20.9 seconds), and long jump (25 feet, 5.5 inches) at Pasadena Junior College. (The long jump record would be broken again in 1938 by Jackie.)
- 1938: won National collegiate and Amateur Athletic Union track titles at the University of Oregon.
- 1961: inducted into the Pasadena City College Sports Hall of Fame
- 1981: inducted as an inaugural member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
However, although the above information is easily found, I couldn’t find anything else on Mack’s stats from his college days. I’ll have to dig deeper. Until then, if anyone has any other information on Mack Robinson, please let me know!
~ baseballrebecca
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