Muhammad Ali

"Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee."

Timeline of Muhammad Ali's Life

• Jan. 1942 -Born Cassius. Clay, Jr.


• Oct. 1954 -Red Bike Moment.


• Sep. 1957 -Enters Central. High School.


• Sep. 1960 -Wins Olympic Gold Medal.


• Oct. 1960 -Signs with Louisville.


• Jun. 1962 -Meets Malcolm X


• Feb. 1964 -Ali vs.Sonny Liston(I)


• Feb. 1964 -Announces conversion to Islam


• May. 1964 -First visit to Africa


• Apr. 1967 -Refuses military draft in Houston


• May. 1967 -Rallies with Martin Luther King,Jr. in Louisville


• June. 1967 -Cleveland Summit


• Oct. 1970 -Ali vs.Jerry Quarry:First Post-Exile Fight


• Mar. 1971 -Ali vs.Joe Frazier(I)


• Jun. 1971 -Supreme Court Decision


• Jan. 1972 -Makes his first Hajj(Pilgrimage to Mecca)


• Jun. 1972 -Establishes Deer Lake Training Camp


• Jan. 1974 -Ali vs.Joe Frazier(II)-Super Fight II


• Oct. 1974 -Ali vs.George Foreman-Rumble in the Jungle


• Dec. 1974 -Makes first White House visit


• Feb. 1975 -Elijah Muhammad dies


• Oct. 1975 -Ali vs.Joe Frazier(III)-Thrilla in Manila


• Oct. 1975 -Leads Trenton Rally for "Hurricane" Carter


• Apr. 1978 -Campaigns against Apartheid


• Sep. 1978 -Ali vs.Leon Spinks(II)


• Jan. 1981 -Prevents young man's suicide in L.A.


• Dec. 1981 -Ali vs.Trevor Berbick-Drama in Bahama


• Sep. 1984 -Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease


• Nov. 1986 -Marries Yolanda "Lonnie" Williams


• Nov. 1990 -Negotiates release of 15 US Hostages in Iraq


• Apr. 1993 -Meets Nelson Mandela


• Jul. 1996 -Lights the Summer Olympic Cauldron


• Sep. 1998 -Named U.N Messenger of Peace


• Sep. 2001 -Visits Ground Zero after 9/11


• Nov. 2005 -Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom


• Nov. 2005 -Muhammad Ali Center Opens


• Oct. 2013 -Inaugral Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards


• Jun. 2016 -Muhammad Ali passes away


• Jun. 2016 -Celebration of Life and Legacy

“I would like to be remembered as a man who won the heavyweight championship three times, who was humorous, and who treated everyone right. As a man who never looked down on those who looked up to him, and who helped as many people as he could. As a man who stood up for his beliefs no matter what. As a man who tried to unite all humankind through faith and love. And if all that’s too much, then I guess I’d settle for being remembered only as a great boxer who became a leader and champion for his people. And I wouldn’t’ even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.”

--Muhammad Ali

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