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06-05-2016, 08:53 AM
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Remarkable person, athlete and life..
The outpouring of affection in paying tribute to him has been stunning. Sent out these links yesterday. Bob Lipsyte's tremendous NYT Obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/sp...tml?ref=topics Incredible cultural marker/commentary timeline of his life from BBC. Not to be missed.. How a stolen bike turned Muhammad Ali into one of the most famous people on the planet: http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zy3hycw Louisville Courier-Journal's Dave Kindred covered Ali and wrote Sound and Fury about Ali & Cosell.. From NPR upon its' release: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5294873
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