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As a Junior at Centralia High
School (1970), Gary Robinson became the
first athlete to garner All-State honors as
a baseball player. That same year, he set
the single season batting average record of
.524. He also holds the record for consecutive
game hits at 22 and also had a streak of
hits in 41 of 42 games. Along with the 1970
record batting average, he had season
averages of .362 (1968), .345 (1969) and
.429 (1971).
Robinson became the first CHS athlete to
accept a full-ride baseball scholarship,
that being to the University of
Tennessee.
A promising baseball career was cut short
when after his Sophomore year at Tennessee,
he injured his knee playing semi-pro
ball.
Robinson was not only a baseball player, as
he was the leading rusher on CHS’s
undefeated football team in 1969.
In 1977 he managed the Centralia Merchants
Baseball team that had a record of 34-6 and
won the Elite Ten League and league
tournament championships.
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