Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after he converted to Islam. When Winstead asked Turner to do a DNA test, he gladly agreed. “I’m not afraid of that knowledge being out there.
But the Clays have been there for six generations—ever since their ancestors worked as slaves on the plantation of Cassius Marcellus Clay, who was Lincoln’s Minister to Russia. They like the ...
That day, a man stood up and introduced himself, “I’m George Foreman, the Heavyweight Champion of the World.” There was a ...
This card is an interesting U.K.-based release because it was released as Cassius Clay, even though he changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964. The card looks like an older tobacco card with its ...
Muhammad Ali’s visit to Cedar Rapids in 1982 came about six months after his final fight, a loss to Trevor Berbick.
lands a left hook that pops back the head of Chicago’s Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) in the 175-pound inter-city Golden Gloves title bout at Chicago Stadium on March 25, 1959. Clay, only 17 ...
George Foreman, the legendary heavyweight boxer known for his fierce battles in the ring—including his iconic showdown with ...
Hunter shared how he has been Muhammad Ali’s biggest fan, “His name was Cassius Clay first so the first thing I did was get a jacket that said that. He was the same person but he upgraded his ...
1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York Rangers battle the Montreal Canadiens at Madison ...