 After graduating from La Jolla High School in 1972, Bruce was chosen in the fourth round by the Chicago White Sox in the 1972 Major League Baseball draft, but elected to turn down their offer to attend Stanford University on a full baseball scholarship.Robinson received All-American recognition during both summer and college seasons at Stanford, breaking the university's single-season home run record in 1975.To this day, Robinson hit more home runs with a wooden bat in a single season than any other Stanford player.