Muhammad Ali rose from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky to become one of the most significant athletic and cultural figures of the 20th century. Born as Cassius Clay, he began boxing at ...

Norman Mailer wrote in 1975 that, upon seeing Muhammad Ali, "women draw an audible breath. Men look down. They are reminded again of their lack of worth." Cassius Clay made his professional debut ...

gifted the new champion with the name Muhammad Ali on March 6, 1964. Aware that Cassius Clay was a slave name in Kentucky during the nineteenth century, Ali told a phalanx of reporters that Clay ...

1960 — Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight beating Tunney Hunsaker on points in 6 rounds in Louisville, Kentucky. 1961 — Oscar Robertson dishes out a franchise-record ...

1950 — Detroit’s Wally Triplett gains 294 yards in kickoff returns and ends up with 331 total yards as the Lions pound the Los Angeles Rams 65-24 on 41 third-quarter points.