Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky.
* He won the Olympic gold medal in boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
* He turned professional in 1960 and became the world heavyweight champion in 1964.
* He refused to be drafted into the Vietnam War in 1967, which led to his being stripped of his title and banned from boxing for three years.
* He regained his title in 1974 and again in 1978.
* He retired from boxing in 1981 and was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1984.
* He died on June 3, 2016, at the age of 74.
* He is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time and a cultural icon.