20 years ago, I remeber watching him lighting the Olympic flame at the Atlanta Games. Despite Parkinson's rendering him barely able to speak, and despite his trembling body, he jogged those last few steps, and raised the torch triumphantly over his head, still the Greatest.

Parkinson's may have brought the champ down, but it NEVER DETEATED HIM!

Muhammad Ali: 1942-2016

Also this week:
Jimmy Borges. Hawaii jazz legend, actor: 1935-2016