FILE - In this Feb. 23, 1965 file photo, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, left, knocks out Italian boxer Fabio Bettini in the 10th and last round of their fight at the Falais Des Sports in Paris.

Dylan became aware of Carter’s plight after reading the boxer’s autobiography. He met Carter and co-wrote “Hurricane,” which he performed on his Rolling Thunder Revue tour in 1975.

Rubin “Hurricane” Carter never surrendered hope of regaining his freedom, not even after he was convicted of a triple murder, then convicted again and abandoned by many prominent supporters ...

expand Rubin "Hurricane" Carter By Jared Shelly – , Philadelphia Business Journal Apr 21, 2014 ...

Former U.S. professional boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 19 years in prison for murder and then was released after it was determined he did not get a fair trial, died on Sunday at the ...

May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014 Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a star prizefighter whose career was cut short by a murder conviction in New Jersey and who became an international ...

Former boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter has died at the age of 76 after a battle with prostate cancer. Carter spent nearly 20 years in jail after he was wrongly convicted of a triple murder in 1966.