James accepted the Jackie Robinson Award last week .
James donated $2.5 million for a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian and whose foundation has pledged to put more than 1,000 Akron students through college .
James , who donated $2.5 million for a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian and whose foundation has pledged to put more than 1,000 Akron students through college , accepted the Jackie Robinson Award last week .