Word: boxer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...name? To Muslims, a great deal. Hence another exotic moniker for sports fans to stumble over: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the impressive appellation by which 7-ft. 2-in. Basketball Star Lew Alcindor wishes to be known henceforth. Jabbar, a convert from Roman Catholicism, is not a Black Muslim like Boxer Muhammad Ali, but a member of Islam's orthodox Sunni sect. As for his new name, he explained to a press conference that Kareem means "noble" or "generous"; Abdul, "servant of Allah"; Jabbar, "powerful." Jabbar, who left on a three-week tour of Africa with his bride...
...introduced by Richie Taylor, a B.U. student and the school's first Rhodes Scholar who said, "To know that Muhammad Ali is only a boxer is not to know him at all, for the man before us tonight represents more than physical perfection. He embodies all the mental and cultural strength of all people of color that exist in the world." Taylor concluded by alluding to Huey Newton's statement that "it's not imperative that he [Ali] win the fight in the ring, but that he continue to win the fight in the universe...
...issue does not seem to be debatable. Perhaps he's right, and it's presumptuous to contradict him. He is "the oiliest boxer in history to be treated like a Senator." However, they've yet to put a Senator in jail...
RING NEWS.... Muhammed Ali has decided to further his education and recently received his letter of acceptance from Harvard. Henry Lamar, boxing mentor for the Johns, is elated, calling Ali "the best boxer I've had since Gary Farneti...
...completely devoid of pictures or decorations. The only homey touch is the hot plate used to make his breakfast at the office after his 4.8-mile run-not a jog-to the office and 200 pushups. At 55, Proxmire is nearly as fit as he was as an undergraduate boxer and football player at Yale...