Muhammad Ali passed away last week. Without droning on endlessly as all of us could about him, I wanted to share some links about Ali’s time in Florida.
Miami Herald’s Greg Cote on Ali
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/greg-cote/article1960724.html
February 1964 – Ali meets in the Beatles on Miami Beach
The Fab Four met Muhammad Ali on Miami Beach days before his famous world title fight with Sonny Liston. It was the Beatles first trip to the United States. Here is a full article from the Beatles Bible on the meeting. images (1)
A 2008 PBS Special called “Made in Miami” Preview from WLRN in Miami.
Buy the DVD here:
The Florida Squeeze 