GUEST: And of course, Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay... APPRAISER: Yes. GUEST: ...was born in Louisville, Kentucky. So I do not know if maybe they were in the mosque there.

Concerned that Cassius would stray from the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad offers him a new name to secure his allegiance: Muhammad Ali.

I see what’s going on.” What Stuart Cosgrove was able to do was capture a moment in time when Cassius Clay transformed into Muhammad Ali between 1959 and around 1964. He did it through the ...

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 ...

Cassius Clay was known as the greatest because of how he dominated in the boxing ring, but it was his personal and spiritual transformation that led him to become the icon known as Muhammad Ali.

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 ...

Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after he converted to Islam. When Winstead asked Turner to do a DNA test, he gladly agreed. “I’m not afraid of that knowledge being out there.