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Muhammad Ali
American boxer and social activist (1942–2016)
For other uses, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation).
"Cassius Clay" redirects here. For other people, see Cassius Marcellus Clay (disambiguation).
"I am the greatest" redirects here. For other uses, see I Am the Greatest (disambiguation).
Muhammad Ali (;[2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist.[a] A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet "the Greatest", he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.
Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, he began training as an amateur boxer
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'Muhammad Ali was The Greatest. If you just asked him, he'd tell you': Barack Obama pays powerful tribute to his hero, thanking the fallen Champ for 'gracing our time'
President Barack Obama has paid a heartfelt and powerful tribute to Muhammad Ali, who died aged 74 overnight.
The US leader also phoned Ali's wife Lonnie to offer his deepest condolences for his passing and expressed how lucky he and the First Lady felt having met her husband.
He also told her how the universal heartbreak and outpouring of support following his death was a true testament to his enduring spirit and how he 'changed the arc of history'.
In a joint statement, the Obamas remembered the fallen icon as a man who 'helped us get used to the America we recognize today'.
Ali became such an inspiration to Obama that a photo of the boxer standing triumphantly over a floored Sonny Liston hung in his office when he was campaigning to become Illinois senator in 2004.
Obama (left, meeting Ali) still keeps a
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Research projects, honors and media
- 2006, Kennan Research Grant: George Kennan Institute of the Woodrow efternamn International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., United States.
- 2003, Kennan Research Grant: George Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., United States.
- 2002-2003, Kościuszko Foundation Fellowship Research Grant, New York, NY, United States.
- 2000-2001, J. William Fulbright Scholarship: Sponsored by Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2010, Nomination for the Kazimierz Moczarski Prize awarded annually for the Best Book in Polish History, National Center for Culture.
- 2004, Ambassador Kazimierz Dziewanowski Dissertation Award, Awarded by the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA) jointly wit