Cassius Clay
Cassius Clay
to convert to Islam and it is not taught in all schools.
first, he changed it to Cassius x, then to Muhammad ali.
Cassius Clay was the original name of the legendary Boxer Muhammed Ali. Clay claimed a religious conversion to Islam and subsequently changed his name. He was the heavy weight Olympic champion boxer who turned professional and later changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
As of November 13, 2007 he is still very much alive.
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Cassius Clay in 1975 converted to Sunni Islam and changed his name to Mohammad Ali. Wikipedia.com
Cassius clay, his birth name came from louisville Kentucky
The best boxer of the nineteen sixties was called Cassius Clay. He later on quit boxing converted to Islam and changed his name to Mohammed Ali.
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Muhammed Ali was born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, KY as Cassius Marcellus Clay. He controversially changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964 reportedly for religious reasons. Detractors argue he did so only after being drafted for the Vietnam War.