Muhammad Ali attended Louisville, Kentucky’s Central High School. Ali graduated 376th out of 391 in 1960, the same year he won the gold medal in light-heavyweight boxing at the Athens Olympic Games. He did not go to college.
Ali, who was given the name Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. when he was born on January 18, 1942, began boxing training at the age of 12. In 1964, he won heavyweight champion by defeating Sonny Liston through TKO.
Ali’s deeds outside the ring, particularly his racial pride and support for racial justice and religious freedom, made him one of the 20th century’s most influential people.
