Hal Robinson was rated as one of the top five sprinters in the U.S., according to the National Masters News, from 1982 to 1988. He reached his peak at age 60 in 1987 when he captured the 60-yard dash (7.67) in the TAC National Indoor Championships. He went on to place second in the long jump and third in the triple jump at the TAC Outdoor Championships later in the year. Robinson was then selected as a member of the 400-meter relay team for the World Games in Australia. As a senior athlete, Robinson won several state and regional dash titles, consistently performing better than the established standards for his age division. He became an all-American runner in the 60, 100, 200 and 400 dashes as well as the long jump. Robinson won consecutive titles in the 100, 200 and long jump at the Far East Command championships in 1949-51. In 1952, he was chosen to train at Ohio State for six months with the Air Force track team for the Olympics Trials. The Wauseon native was all-Ohio in the 100 and 220 dashes, long jump and high jump in 1943-45. While at Bowling Green State University, Robinson broke school records in the 100 (9.8) and long jump (23-11½), a mark which stood for 16 years. He also held the Ohio Collegiate long jump record.