He attended Vanderbilt University, and started his baseball writing profession at age 13 with a self-published monthly magazine in his hometown of Philadelphia.
Baseball teams generally wore complete-brimmed straw hats or no cap at all due to the fact there was no official rule relating to headgear.
The prophet Muhammad particularly authorized horse races, and geography dictated that men race camels as nicely as horses.
In addition to — and even more important than — his profound and historic on-court legacy, Russell was a champion for racial and labor equality, supporting numerous Civil Rights efforts and advocating for the rights of his NBA peers.
Ali’s opposition to the war put him at odds with a substantial segment of society.