Cassius Clay was not a complete unknown. He had won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics, ... The figure that would transcend the sport to become the most recognizable face in the world, ...

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, emerged from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, where he began boxing at the age of 12. His journey to greatness began when he won a gold medal ...

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 ...

Ali is my favorite athlete of all time, and they had me at Cassius. But I recommend this even if you’re not a fan of boxing. Clay grew up in Louisville in the Jim Crow 1950s.

Cassius Clay Sr’s older sister, Sonji, would have been named Cassius, but instead was named after Muhammad Ali’s first wife. Cassius Clay Sr. wanted to pass on the name in honor of her. Need a ...

The front page of the Deseret News sports section on Feb. 25, 1964, the day of the Sonny Liston-Cassius Clay heavyweight title bout in Florida. The fight and furor ...

Cassius Clay, the up-and-comer, was fighting Ellis’s friend Donnie Hall. ... William Gildea was a sports reporter and columnist at The Post from 1965 to 2005. Advertisement.

Sports; Essentials; Watch CBS News. Cassius Clay. Commemorations are being across Muhammad Al's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky ...

1964 — Cassius Clay wins the world heavyweight title when Sonny Liston is unable to answer the bell for the seventh round at Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Fla.