Mack Robinson - Pasadena, CA
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N 34° 08.839 W 118° 08.673
11S E 394483 N 3779082
Mack Robinson, the brother of Baseball star Jackie Robinson, won a silver medal in the 200m sprint at the 1936 Olympics.
Waymark Code: WMJ6YZ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2013
Views: 8
This impressive sculpture is located at 99 N. Garfield Ave.--- directly across from Pasadena's City Hall.
This sculpture honors sports legends and brothers Mack and Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was the first African-American in professional baseball in the modern era. His brother, Mack, was an Olympic track star...coming in 2nd to Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany.
The giant busts of the two men are about 10 feet tall. The work was unveiled in 1997 and the artist is Ralph Helmick.
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