Matthew “Mack” Robinson (July 18, 1914 – March 12, 2000) attended the University of Oregon after finishing second to Jesse Owens in the 200 meter race at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was the older brother of Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson.
Mack was born in Cairo, Georgia, his mother moved the family to Pasadena when he was young. Mack set national junior college records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and long jump at Pasadena Junior College.
He placed second in the 200 meters at the United States Olympic Trials in 1936, earning himself a place on the Olympic team. He went on to win the silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Berlin, finishing 0.4 seconds behind Jesse Owens, both breaking the Olympic record.
Mack Robinson then attended the University of Oregon, graduating in 1941. While at Oregon he won numerous NCAA, AAU and Pacific Coast Conference titles in sprints and the long jump. 
For a time in the early 1970s, Mack was a park director of Lemon Grove Park, a park in the East Hollywood part of Los Angeles. Later in life, he was known for leading the fight against street crime in his home town of Pasadena. The Pasadena Robinson Memorial, dedicated to both Matthew and Jackie, was dedicated in 1997. The memorial statue of Jackie Robinson at UCLA Bruins baseball team’s home Jackie Robinson Stadium, was installed by the efforts of Jackie’s brother, Mack.
Several locations are named in honor of Mack 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.
Mack Robinson worked with the US Olympic Committee and was selected as a flag bearer at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He was also a great supporter of Special Olympics. Mack has been honored as being one of the most distinguished graduates of the University of Oregon and is a member of the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame.