Before he was known to the world as Muhammad Ali and, later, “The Greatest,” Cassius Clay Jr. traveled to Rome for the 1960 ... U.S. track star Allyson Felix took home gold in her signature event, the ...

But Teddy’s signature characteristic was his unpredictability ... In America, by the seventies, the noisy exhibitionist Cassius Clay had become the charismatic Muhammad Ali.

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. Seven Continents restaurant ...

He fought Ezzard Charles (three times) in the '40s, Rocky Marciano in the '50s, and Muhammad Ali (who was still known as Cassius Clay ... Frazier's signature left hook was one of the best punches ...

On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first time as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach, Florida. On the day of the ...

So who was the original Cassius Clay? The simple answer is that he was a prominent abolitionist politician in the mid-1800s. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was appointed ...

In the June 3, 1845, issue of Cassius Marcellus Clay’s The True American a diatribe, written by “a Whig” warned all slaveowners to be vigilant for periodicals criticizing slavery.

Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KOs); was born Cassius Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, and rightfully earned the nickname “The Greatest”. During his prestigious career, there were ...

That’s because something as seemingly simple as making his brisket — another signature ... right is named Clay and handles only brisket. (The smokers were named for boxer Cassius Marcellus ...

A 21-year-old Cassius Clay was completely unaware of the danger ... A sitting duck, he was caught on the counter by the Englishman’s signature shot – the left hook. ‘Enry’s Hammer landed ...