Cassius Clay Passes Away - Post a 1942!
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Just heard this terrible news. A wonderful icon gone too soon. Post a 1942 coin to pay homage.
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always respected that man.... boy did my dad and I have some fights over him....dad hated him and I adored him
My Dad and his Brother both hated Cassius Clay - not for becoming Mohammed Ali -
but for being one of the first publicly known draft dodgers. They were both in WW-2 and thought every one should go into the Military.
He was an Icon of the times. He will be missed.
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always respected that man.... boy did my dad and I have some fights over him....dad hated him and I adored him
My Dad and his Brother both hated Cassius Clay - not for becoming Mohammed Ali -
but for being one of the first publicly known draft dodgers. They were both in WW-2 and thought every one should go into the Military.
He was an Icon of the times. He will be missed.
He was stripped of his title and missed nearly 4 years in the prime of his career. That's more principled imo than other well known celebrities of his generation that avoided the draft/war via college deferments, getting into stateside national guard, etc. The Supreme Court overturned Ali's conviction in 1971 (8-0 decision).
His speed and style and form in the ring beyond reproach and many times used videos of him in martial arts classes. Ali was also a very intelligent man that used to toy with his audiences and practiced the "Carolina okeydoke" wherein he would use actions and language to appear simple or less, basically to disguise his feelings and thoughts.
IMO he was also a threat to white peoples' status quo, and came up in a time and era where minorities were treated absolutely terribly n trying to maintain the system as it was...
Well, just Love coins, period.
As a retired vet I do respect him as he at all times appeared true to his religious conversion and beliefs and didn't try to run away to Canada. He stood by his belief and paid his dues as a result.
Great man.
The greatest!
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Name was legally changed decades ago ....not CC but MA.
As a retired vet I do respect him as he at all times appeared true to his religious conversion and beliefs and didn't try to run away to Canada. He stood by his belief and paid his dues as a result.
Great man.
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Well stated. He will be missed.
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My Dad and his Brother both hated Cassius Clay - not for becoming Mohammed Ali -
but for being one of the first publicly known draft dodgers. They were both in WW-2 and thought every one should go into the Military.
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