Dave Hannigan: A spin down memory lane and where it started for Muhammad Ali

Twelve months after announcing himself to the world at the 1960 Olympic Games, the fighter still known as Cassius Clay jnr was visited at his family home in Louisville by Huston Horn from Sports Illustrated. Horn was quite taken by the four-roomed clapboard bungalow where the boxer had lived from age four, a modest space from which to launch such an outsized talent.

All of which may explain why 3302 Grand Avenue, resplendent in pastel pink, is now listed for sale by Christies with a whopping $1.5 million price tag. Quite the ask in a neighbourhood where two-bedroom, one baths of 1,200sq ft usually go for significantly less than six figures. Then again, not every house boasts a back garden where the boy who would become three-time champion of the world once cut down a prized plum tree and earned a spanking from his father.

Grand Avenue was the house he cycled to the Louisville Home Fair from in search of free ice cream and candy as a 12-year-old. That was the day somebody stole his red and white Schwinn and made him so angry he ended up meeting Joe Martin, the police officer and boxing coach who altered the course of his life and sports history at the Columbia Gym.

Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Dave Hannigan: Jaylen Brown, the Boston Celtics star considered ‘too smart’ for the NBAEschewing the groupthink, the Boston Celtics regarded Jaylen Brown's polymath tendencies as a positive and have been rewarded accordingly on-court as they bid for NBA glory
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »

Dave Hannigan: Brazen Chicago Bears hunting corporate welfare on a grand scaleChicago Bears, a club owned by billionaires that turns an annual profit of around $200m, is seeking taxpayer funding of $2bn from cash-strapped city authorities to fund its new stadium
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »

Dave Hannigan: The antediluvian gospel according to NFL star Harrison ButkerKansas City Chiefs kicker's address to college graduates was like a papal encyclical dating from before Vatican II
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »

Mary Hannigan: A European Championships we will never forgetIreland take home a record haul of medals; John O’Shea calls for clarity on manager’s role; GAA needs better stadiums
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »

Mary Hannigan: Ronaldo no cod as Ireland flirt with humiliationJohn O’Shea’s interim tenure ends, unless he has another one; Sharlene Mawdsley reaches another European final
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »

Mary Hannigan: No superlatives remaining for Irish athletes in RomeRhasidat Adeleke, Ciara Mageean and Thomas Barr all go again after gold medal success; Limerick hurlers make more history
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »