Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KOs); was born Cassius Clay on January 17 ... 5 1960 at the Palazzo dello Sport stadium, Clay etched his name in Olympic history, claiming a historic gold medal and took ...

While Cassius Clay — who changed his name to Muhammed Ali in 1964 ... The Wisconsin State Journal listed him as “one of the United States’ brightest hopes for an Olympic berth” the following year in ...

Includes a photo of McClure with his fellow American 1960 Olympic boxing champions, Cassius Clay and Eddie Crook, signed and inscribed in gold ink by McClure. An absolutely remarkable Olympic ...

Watching world-class Irish Olympians competing over two weeks in Paris during the summer, I cast my mind back to the games ...

It includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft, and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.

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 ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 25, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1963: The $6-million Rotunda ...