Both Uses of
Muhammad Ali
in
The Color of Water
- I'd read it in the paper, between the lines of my favorite sport columnists in the New York Post and the old Long Island Press, in their refusal to call Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali, in their portrayal of Floyd Patterson as a "good Negro Catholic," and in their burning criticism of black athletes like Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals, whom I idolized.†
Chpt 4Muhammad Ali = retired U.S. prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times; crowned Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the BBC in 1999 (1942-2016)
- News Journal holding a story I had written about boxer Muhammad Ali.†
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