A brash, irreverent and loquacious 18-year-old boxer named Cassius Clay
(center) from Louisville, Ky., beguiled onlookers with his flashy,
unorthodox boxing style and won the light heavyweight gold medal. "The
Louisville Lip" later adopted Islam, changed his name to Muhammad Ali
and became a three-time heavyweight champion, as well as a social force in
civil rights and anti-war movements.
