Muhammad Ali: The Greatest Dies at 74

Muhammad Ali was an American boxer and activist. Born Cassius Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, he won the light heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Olympics.

He won the world heavyweight title three times. He beat Sonny Liston in 1964, defeated George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974 and fought Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila. He refused induction into the Army in 1967 and was stripped of his title.

He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1984. He lit the Olympic cauldron in 1996. Ali died of septic shock in Scottsdale, Arizona, on June 3, 2016, at age 74.

Achievements: Three-time heavyweight champion, Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005).

Birth: January 17, 1942 - Louisville, Kentucky.

Profession: Boxer.

Interesting Facts: He said "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."