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This person died in 2016 at age 74. He had an agile mind, a buoyant personality, and a brash self-confidence. He was politically and socially idiosyncratic. He was never taught to read properly; years later he confided that he had never read a book, including the ones on which he collaborated. He had Parkinson’s disease for more than 30 years. He was the most thrilling if not the best heavyweight ever, with a boxing style that fused speed, agility and power. Today’s dead celebrity is Muhammad Ali.
Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Visit our website at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our free mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.com
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Transcript of this episode
New York Times obituary for Muhammad Alii
The Simpsons supercut video of all Muhammad Ali references
Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic torch at 1996 Atlanta
I Am the Greatest 1963 album Wikipedia entry
Trailer for Ali Rap documentary
Ken Burns’ Muhammad Ali documentary streaming on PBS
Dead or Alive quiz game
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Famous & Gravy official website
As part of Famous & Gravy, this episode revisits the legacy of Muhammad Ali as part of a legacy podcast and known for what makes a life worth remembering, by examining professional highs, private struggles, and symbolic impact. The conversation deepens our view of what a life can teach us posthumously. This legacy podcast explores biographies from a different point of view and contributes to dead celebrity podcast.
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This person died in 2016 at age 74. He had an agile mind, a buoyant personality, and a brash self-confidence. He was politically and socially idiosyncratic. He was never taught to read properly; years later he confided that he had never read a book, including the ones on which he collaborated. He had Parkinson’s disease for more than 30 years. He was the most thrilling if not the best heavyweight ever, with a boxing style that fused speed, agility and power. Today’s dead celebrity is Muhammad Ali.
Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Visit our website at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our free mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.com
LINKS:
Transcript of this episode
New York Times obituary for Muhammad Alii
The Simpsons supercut video of all Muhammad Ali references
Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic torch at 1996 Atlanta
I Am the Greatest 1963 album Wikipedia entry
Trailer for Ali Rap documentary
Ken Burns’ Muhammad Ali documentary streaming on PBS
Dead or Alive quiz game
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Famous & Gravy official website
As part of Famous & Gravy, this episode revisits the legacy of Muhammad Ali as part of a legacy podcast and known for what makes a life worth remembering, by examining professional highs, private struggles, and symbolic impact. The conversation deepens our view of what a life can teach us posthumously. This legacy podcast explores biographies from a different point of view and contributes to dead celebrity podcast.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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