A native of Murphysboro, Illinois, Robinson later moved to Kinloch, Missouri (St. Louis area), where he attended Dunbar Elementary School thru the 4th Grade as Flynn Hodge.

Flynn averaged 31 points per game during both his Junior and Senior years and in 1959 led Elgin to their Regional and Conference Championships.

[3] In 2012, while living in the Los Angeles area, Robinson again was honored with his surviving teammates at the 40th Year Celebration of the 1972 NBA Champion Lakers, who continue to hold the Historic 33-Games Win Streak, a long-standing pro sports record.

The Lakers presented Flynn and each surviving team member with a huge expensive Diamond Cluster Ring.

[2] A notable surviving brother is Air Force Captain Johnnie Hodge Jr., who was one of our country's 1979 "Outstanding Young Men of America".