A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first ...
Henry Cooper v Cassius Clay – Highbury, 1966 Cassius Clay defeated Henry Cooper at Wembley Stadium in 1963, in one of the most iconic yet controversial fights. Their rematch took place on May 21, 1966 ...
Muhammad Ali redefined heavyweight boxing—he broke every rule about how big men should fight. Across 21 years as a professional, Ali won 56 fights (37 by knockout) and lost only 5. Ali turned fights ...
1950 — Detroit’s Wally Triplett gains 294 yards in kickoff returns and ends up with 331 total yards as the Lions pound the Los Angeles Rams 65-24 on 41 third-quarter points. 1960 — Cassius Clay ...
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 memorable ...
In one of the most bizarre triumphs since P.T. Barnum had two of his midgets ceremonially married at Greenwich Village’s Grace Episcopal Church, in the middle of the nineteenth century, the fight game ...
1950 — Detroit’s Wally Triplett gains 294 yards in kickoff returns and ends up with 331 total yards as the Lions pound the Los Angeles Rams 65-24 on 41 third-quarter points. 1960 — Cassius Clay ...
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