That's how he got his middle. Robert Petersen hosts and produces the podcast The Hidden History of Los Angeles , and shares it with Off-Ramp. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container__revenue{display:none;}/*!sc*/ That makes you better than an awful lot of people. .blLcNM .content .share-btn button{font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ And I stayed in shape.. 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. data-styled.g154[id="newsletterLogostyle__NewsletterLogoContainer-sc-j5dgcz-0"]{content:"bZhBFV,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-item[aria-expanded='true']{-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;}/*!sc*/ .jDETbc{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:40px;color:#222222;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ h2.Styles__HeadlineContainer-sc-19rm04l-0{font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:8px;color:#666666;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.15);background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ Later in life, he was known for leading the fight against street crime in his home town of Pasadena. sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0;position:relative;vertical-align:baseline;}/*!sc*/ 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. In the finals -- in a precursor to what would transpire in Berlin -- Mack was bested by Owens in the 200-meter by a foot. One of the two faces is familiar to all. Public Domain, Find-A-Grave Jackie Robinson Jr. was born November 9, 1945. He also had to deal with racial inequity within his own team. 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. Alas, they did not. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-item[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item__subnav-arrow{opacity:0;}/*!sc*/ It means that only one other person in the world was better than you. data-styled.g158[id="newsletterOptinstyle__Message-sc-d7sh2p-3"]{content:"evwvnJ,"}/*!sc*/ .cwEpxl{height:100%;width:100%;border:transparent;background:none;cursor:pointer;-webkit-transition:0.2s;transition:0.2s;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ On July 6, 1944, Robinsona 25-year army lieutenantboarded a military bus at Fort Hood, Texas with the light-skinned wife of another black officer and sat down next to her in the middle of the vehicle. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner{opacity:1;}/*!sc*/ Mack Robinson did admit to the frustration that can come with having an icon within your family ranks. 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Robinson had been a standout athlete at UCLA in basketball, football, track, and baseball before enlisting in the US Army in 1942. .blUWSx{height:30px;position:relative;width:30px;}/*!sc*/ .blLcNM .content .share-btn{-webkit-align-self:flex-end;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;margin-left:auto;min-width:32px;position:relative;top:-16px;}/*!sc*/ .hedPca{color:#666666;font-size:0.833rem;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:8px;}/*!sc*/ pre{font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:1em;}/*!sc*/ There, Jackies head purposefully faces east, out toward Brooklyn and the baseball world he uprooted after bidding his hometown goodbye for good.\n\nBut Macks face points toward City Hall -- the civic center of the town where he took the hard lessons of the injustices he had endured in a life in the shadows and nobly tried to do some good. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo{-webkit-flex:0 1 auto;-ms-flex:0 1 auto;flex:0 1 auto;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;text-align:left;height:56px;padding:0 16px 0 0;}/*!sc*/ Jackie was immediately prescribed . data-styled.g160[id="newsletterOptinstyle__InputWrapper-sc-d7sh2p-5"]{content:"hYmwpY,"}/*!sc*/ .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*/ When Jackie took the field in Jersey City, the color barrier in baseball began to shatter. Flowers . .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}/*!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*/ And she clearly intended to name him Jack, rather than Jackie.". Vlkischer Beobachter, the newspaper of the Nazi Party, opined that Jews and Black people should not be allowed to compete. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top > *{-webkit-order:0;-ms-flex-order:0;order:0;-webkit-flex:1 1 auto;-ms-flex:1 1 auto;flex:1 1 auto;}/*!sc*/ .hspSPq .buttonstyle__Label-sc-vlv7w5-0{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ But only after his mother agreed to sign a waiver relinquishing the school of all responsibility should Macks heart give out. But on April 18th, 1946, Roosevelt Stadium marked the debut of Jackie Robinson. It took the love, fortitude and personal finances of a determined brother to make that statue happen. .iQELft{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner span{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Jackie Robinson was born on Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, growing up with his mother and four older siblings in Pasadena, California. Jackie had a mother, Mallie Robinson, a father, Jerry Robinson, three brothers, Matthew, Frank, and Edgar Robinson, and a sister, Willa Mae Robinson. .mHQYb .p-search-item__container:hover{background-color:#e6f2ff75;color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ html{font-size:16px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;}/*!sc*/ .fAmXvR{background:#f3f3f3;border-radius:6px;color:#444444;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:500;padding:16px 16px 24px;}/*!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*/ .blUWSx .share-list__item{position:absolute;}/*!sc*/ The finals were where Owens would help cement his legend. Mack took a different tack. Red, white and black Nazi swastika flags hung in Berlins shop windows in the summer of 1936. @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo img{min-height:40px;max-height:40px;}}/*!sc*/ Older brother of baseball legend Jackie Robinson. .dLQAwR .contributor__text--twitter{font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(1),.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(4){opacity:0;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-icon{width:25px;cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ abbr[title]{border-bottom:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration:underline dotted;text-decoration:underline dotted;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club],.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-microsite]{background-image:linear-gradient( #002D72 50%, #041E42 50% );}}/*!sc*/ .dLQAwR:not(:last-child){border-right:1px dashed #ccc;}/*!sc*/ Throughout my track career, I was never out of condition. .eJdqRG a{color:#057AFF;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ But Macks face points toward City Hall -- the civic center of the town where he took the hard lessons of the injustices he had endured in a life in the shadows and nobly tried to do some good. . So, here are 31 of the best films of the wonderful, Edward G. Robinson. In Jackie's first at-bat, the Jersey City catcher called for the pitcher to beam Robinson but the pitcher, Warren Sandel, refused. He arrived to the finals at Randalls Island with only the beat-up track spikes he had worn while competing at Pasadena Junior College. .ebrWqN{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;background-color:#f3f3f3;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;}/*!sc*/ Read more about the legends impact, how the stadium bearing his name and the bronze statue in honor of the Brooklyn Dodger came to be at @UCLA here: https://t.co/MZMOVubhbf.#UCLA100 pic.twitter.com/ro68SsV9fM, That statue is up, Mack said that year, but, financially, Im in the hole. But Jackie Robinson Jr. was living an existence completely different from his father's. His own life was filled with ups and downs, and it would come to an end in a tragic accident just 16 months before his father's death. \n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550},"type":"oembed"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"That statue is up, Mack said that year, but, financially, Im in the hole. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo--mlb a{text-align:center;}/*!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*/ Mack Robinson attended the University of Oregon, graduating in 1941. .mHQYb .p-search__input--icon--sm{top:0.5rem;right:0.5rem;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(4){top:16px;}/*!sc*/ His doctors noted that both of his legs would soon require amputation. When Jackie embarked upon his baseball mission, he left Pasadena behind, returning only to visit family. .fFwXhn{margin:0;}/*!sc*/ Two Black runners -- Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe -- handled the first half of the relay, and two white runners -- Foy Draper and Frank Wykoff -- ran the back half. 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 header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container{-webkit-order:99;-ms-flex-order:99;order:99;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex:99 1 100%;-ms-flex:99 1 100%;flex:99 1 100%;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ .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*/ .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*/ a{background-color:transparent;}/*!sc*/ . 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The Olympic family is something unique, Wayne says. .hHLkAw input::-moz-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ Robinson was not used to segregation when he entered the military service and refused to move to the 'black section' that the military . .evGxub{display:inline-block;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ Published April 27, 2022 Updated April 29, 2022 Jackie Robinson Jr. tragically died at age 24 just a year before his legendary father in a horrific car accident in Connecticut on June 17, 1971. .mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu--open{display:block;left:auto;opacity:1;}/*!sc*/ But Mack -- the man whose most famous moment was finishing second -- was the first to ensure Jackie was given his due. All Mack Robinson could do was use the Olympic stage to showcase his talent. .blLcNM{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(12,1fr);grid-gap:24px;font-size:1rem;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover span{color:#ffffff;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ [type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button{height:auto;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-thumbnail--team{margin:0 auto 0 0.25rem;height:40px;width:45px;}/*!sc*/ Jackie signed the contract which is estimated to be for a sum of $30,000 to $35,000. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top{height:56px;}/*!sc*/ 1. And today, his children and grandchildren ensure that his story continues to be told.\n\nHis legacy, to me, is that of someone who can rise from nothing, Edward says, and go all the way to something thats larger than life.\n\nMack, along with Jackie, is certainly larger than life in that memorial in Pasadena, which was dedicated in 1997. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold-italic.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold-italic.woff') format('woff');font-weight:700;font-style:italic;}/*!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*/ .kwDmpG input{box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:16px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight:hover{background-color:lighten;}/*!sc*/ And they did let him run. I am getting awfully tired, he once said, of being referred to just as Jackie Robinson's brother.. .jbYgiH{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(12,minmax(0,1fr));grid-gap:24px;margin:0 auto;max-width:967px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g156[id="newsletterOptinstyle__Fieldset-sc-d7sh2p-1"]{content:"HQoYx,"}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g149[id="Styles__FigureCaption-iefwtj-1"]{content:"hpFxqr,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{color:#081c3b;}/*!sc*/ .koKsQt{font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ main{display:block;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g89[id="sc-global-feDRkC1"]{content:"sc-global-feDRkC1,"}/*!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. My dad had a thing about always racing, his son Wayne says. Nevertheless, Mack was proud of his brother and what he meant to society. data-styled.g157[id="newsletterOptinstyle__Title-sc-d7sh2p-2"]{content:"ihHuHi,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__input--icon{position:absolute;top:0.75rem;right:1rem;}/*!sc*/ Edgar Robinson- Jackie's oldest brother, took over the "father" role in the family Frank Robinson- Jackie's other brother, he played baseball like Jackie did but never made as big of an impact as Jackie did Jackie Robinson- youngest child, broke the racial barrier in major league baseball Jackie Jr Robinson- But its a beautiful life-size statue of Jack.. 1. Silver medalist behind Jesse Owens. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:last-child{border:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group-title{color:#aaaaaa;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;text-transform:uppercase;}/*!sc*/ And I think my uncle was motivated by my father. Photos courtesy Kathy Robinson Young and Coffee Bluff Pictures. With new shoes and a little coaching support, Jackie Robinson's brother Mack could have been more famous than his sibling. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:none;}/*!sc*/ First African American to play in major league baseball. .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;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}/*!sc*/ He had the sheer confidence and the fortitude to say, I just want to win.. He was not just a great runner but a civic leader and an important mentor to Jackie. There was a lot of inside fighting, he recalled in 1985, and a lot of hard feelings.. ::-webkit-file-upload-button{-webkit-appearance:button;font:inherit;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.epHHrr{max-width:500px;}}/*!sc*/ Matthew "Mack" Robinson, Jackie's older brother, not only raced in the same 200-meter sprint as Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, but finished second to the eventual gold . .evwvnJ p{margin-top:0;}/*!sc*/ That was in 1934, and that record wasnt broken until 1966., Even though doctors warned him that his participation in sports could be fatal because he had a heart ailment, Jackie wrote in his autobiography, he wouldnt give up. Robinson returned to Pasadena Junior College for a year, then transferred to the University of Oregon. In 1950, the brothers opened a . @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side .header__subnav__item,.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side .header__subnav__group-title{padding:14px 10px;}/*!sc*/ article ul{list-style:disc;}/*!sc*/ Older brother of baseball legend Jackie Robinson. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos img{max-height:56px;max-width:none;}/*!sc*/ Considered inferior in his own country. But I think the gold, to me, was taken away.. He raised money for Olympic athletes. Jackie Robinson rewrote the history of African Americas in sports when he became the first man to play baseball in the Major League, and to be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame . My silver medal has a lot of meaning to me, and I believe it has as much meaning in it as the gold. This is the tragic real-life story of Jackie Robinson. His older brother Mack . .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav{background-color:#ffffff;width:calc(100vw - 145px);}/*!sc*/ Macks time was the best of any semifinals participant, Owens included. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ edgar robinson brother of jackie robinsonthe renaissance apartments chicago. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline img{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-items{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:column;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column;padding-top:2px;}/*!sc*/ But he made the team and headed off to an Olympics unlike any other in history. Explore genealogy for Jackie Robinson born 1919 Cairo, Grady, Georgia, United States died 1972 Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States including ancestors + children + 1 photos + 12 genealogist comments + questions + more in the free family tree community. data-styled.g101[id="styles__SearchWidgetButton-sc-1vorjk3-1"]{content:"cwEpxl,"}/*!sc*/ h5.headlinestyle__HeadlineWrapper-sc-1ccyctx-0{font-weight:normal;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top{padding:0 16px;}}/*!sc*/ There are so many inspiring, beautiful stories about the great heroes of American history which are scarcely ever told. .hUHmCp > article .ad-top-right-container,.hUHmCp > article .ad-bottom-right-container{position:relative;margin-bottom:64px;min-height:250px;}/*!sc*/ Property was limited to whites-only in certain neighborhoods, and the community pool and the YMCA were off-limits to Black families. data-styled.g167[id="Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0"]{content:"groqnz,"}/*!sc*/ And once again, racism reared its ugly head. 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. I didn't have an opportunity to talk on the radio with Bill Henry, who was broadcasting back to California. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:focus a{outline:1px dotted #fff;}/*!sc*/ These were the intimidating conditions Mack Robinson encountered when he arrived to Berlin. 2. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav{text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ That makes you better than an awful lot of people.\n\nMack and Owens maintained a relationship decades after they finished so close to one another in the 200 meters. He is best known for winning a silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he broke the Olympic record in the 200 meters. Those early experiences of discrimination would shape the lives of both Mack, who was 6 when the family moved, and Jackie, who was 1. While attending Pasadena Junior College, Mack participated in a regional final in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 100-meter relay team at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. Robinson's father, a sharecropper, abandoned the family when Robinson was a . /*-->*/ 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. .hYmwpY{display:block;}/*!sc*/ .groqnz.markdown.youtube,.groqnz.photo figcaption.youtube,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed.youtube{padding:0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ 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. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-items{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ Long after his track days, Mack Robinson remained competitive. .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*/ And if his athletic career had ended there, who knows if his younger brother Jackie would have had the early inspiration to passionately pursue his own athletic path? 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! In Pasadena, I never knew.. .blUWSx .share-icon__close{width:18px;}/*!sc*/ @media only screen and (min-width:568px){.kwDmpG{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-flex:1;-webkit-flex-grow:1;-ms-flex-positive:1;flex-grow:1;margin-right:8px;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav--transparent{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.7);width:calc(100vw - 145px);}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item__link .icon__nav-item{margin-right:5px;width:10px;height:15px;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink: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*/ Its not too bad to be second-best in the world at what youre doing, no matter what it is, he once said. Jackie Robinson Stadium, which is where the UCLA Bruins play home baseball games, is largely there due to Mack's efforts.. That makes you better than an awful lot of people.. [7], Several locations are named in honor of Matthew Robinson. data-styled.g143[id="Styles__SocialContainer-sc-1h38xz1-0"]{content:"blLcNM,"}/*!sc*/ He advocated against street crime and for the creation of playgrounds and pools. He was survived by his wife, Delano, who, prior to her own death in August 2021, continued Macks civic duties in Pasadena. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-selector{width:3px;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ When a judge ordered that the city of Pasadena desegregate its public pools, the city retaliated by firing all its Black employees, Robinson included. .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container{margin-bottom:32px;padding:43px 0 16px 0;position:relative;text-align:center;width:343px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__team-logo--container{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;margin-left:auto;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side{display:none;-webkit-align-items:stretch;-webkit-box-align:stretch;-ms-flex-align:stretch;align-items:stretch;width:100%;height:calc(100vh - 56px);position:relative;overflow:hidden;z-index:99992;top:0;}/*!sc*/ Following his retirement from baseball in 1957, Robinson often appeared with Martin Luther King at rallies, fundraising events, and demonstrations. Bio by: AJ. .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*/ 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. A champion, he once said, should turn his rewards back to the young people and give them a pat on the back.. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item .icon__subnav-arrow{-webkit-transform:rotate(-90deg);-ms-transform:rotate(-90deg);transform:rotate(-90deg);margin-right:0;width:11px;height:11px;float:none;}/*!sc*/