Black History Month--Meet Matthew MacKenzie Robinson

Matthew MacKenzie Robinson was born in 1914 and was the older brother of Jackie Robinson.

Mack Robinson, as he was affectionately called, attended Pasadena City College where he set national junior college records in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and long jump events. He then went on to win a silver medal in the 200-yard dash in the 1936 Olympics coming in second to Jesse Owens, another African-American athlete.

Later in life he was known for leading the fight against street crime in his home town of Pasadena, California.

Several locations are named in honor of Robinson. In addition to the Pasadena Robinson Memorial, the stadium of Pasadena City College was dedicated to him in 2000. That same year, the United States Postal Service approved naming the new post office in Pasadena the Matthew 'Mack' Robinson Post Office Building.