Thursday, September 19, 2013

Ken Norton, R. I. P.

NY Daily News: Ken Norton Sr., the former hard-bodied heavyweight with the distinctive cross-armed defense who once defeated a prime Muhammad Ali while breaking his jaw, died Wednesday at a hospital in Arizona while receiving treatment for a stroke he suffered last year, according to the Los Angeles Times, which referenced his former friend and manager, Patrick Tenore.  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

2 comments:

Fred Blosser said...

Surely the obits will mention his movie claim to greatness as the star of MANDINGO and DRUM.

Unknown said...

Haven't seen DRUM, but MANDINGO is a classic of its kind.