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Date: January 17, 2021 11:00AM
Ali would have been 79 today.
When Ali visited the Tabernacle Choir upon Hatch’s invite:
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/america-at-large-muhammad-ali-and-the-mormon-senator-1.3350924Love this:
“Senator Orrin Hatch once invited Muhammad Ali to Salt Lake City to hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When the service ended, hundreds of Mormon worshippers lined up to meet the three-time champion of the world, seeking just to touch the hem of his garment. Always prepared, Ali handed every person who crossed his path a piece of paper bearing his signature. Upon closer inspection, the delighted fans discovered this memento was actually a leaflet cataloguing “Contradictions in the Bible” and promoting Islam. Nobody loved to tell that story more than Hatch.”
Love this way more:
https://twitter.com/Rosemvmt/status/1350807830924722179?s=20Human, tearfully recalling Ali lighting the torch in Atlanta