Muhammad Ali Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. is better known as Muhammad Ali. He was born on January 17,1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father’s name was Cassius Clay, Sr. His mother’s name was Odessa Grady Clay. Cassius’s father made his living as a painter. Cassius got his first bike at age 12 but it was stolen after two days. He went to report it to a police officer. The police officer he came upon was …showed first 75 words of 643 total…

…showed last 75 words of 643 total…speech and movement. He got the honor of lighting the Olympic torch in the 1996 Olympics. He even went to Iraq to help free the 12 hostages being held by Saddam Hussein. I consider Muhammad Ali a hero and a great boxer. Sources Book ========================== Norman Macht Muhammad Ali ,The People’s Champion New York, Chelsa House Publishers,1994 Newspaper====================== Michelle Kaufman “Muhammad Ali lights Olympic torch” Knight Ridder, July 20,1996 p.72 Magazine======================= The real story July 15,1996 Sports Illustrated p.92