Without Jackie Robinson entering the game of baseball, there may have been no Muhammed Ali, Arthur Ashe, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, or even Tiger Woods. Of course, the possibility of another African American taking the throne and leading the fight for African rights through the game of baseball is justified, but Jackie's timing in the movement was impeccable. So flawless that it empowered others to stand in a time of oppression. “We all had to wait for Jackie,” pitcher Joe Black said. Joe Black says it well, Jackie Robinson is more than an African American baseball player, he was the beacon of light that sprouted the growth of blacks in the game of baseball and sports nationwide. The President also gave credit to Jackie's achievements. President Ronald Reagan said: "He struck a blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man and a true American champion." Once his career was over, he never stopped pushing for the success of black Americans. He became a black rights singer and became an analyst for major league baseball. He was hired by ABC to go on television for various things and was the first black vice president of an American corporation, Chock Full O' Nuts, and helped found Freedom National Bank. Jackie also joined the board