Friday, Jan. 17 would have been Muhammad Ali’s 83rd birthday. “The Greatest” was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on Jan. 17, 1942 at the Louisville General Hospital and lived in Derby City through the 1960s.
To honor the day one of the most famous Louisvillians was born, we’ve compiled a list of ways to celebrate and remember the legacy of Ali.
Visit
Ali’s childhood home is located at 3302 Grand Ave. in the West End. While you can’t go inside, you can snap a photo of the pink house marked with a bronze historical plaque.
Watch
Last year, a re-print of the classic, “Superman vs. Muhammad Ali” comic hit stores. See “The Greatest” take on Clark Kent — and pick up a copy yourself.
Remember
Visit the heavyweight champion’s monument at Cave Hill Cemetery where he was buried in 2016. Fun fact: Staff at the cemetery collect and store the mementos left on his gravesite weekly.
Reread
Check out a few of our favorite stories we’ve written about Ali.
- Iconic February moments in Muhammad Ali’s history
- New Muhammad Ali banners on his namesake downtown street
- Shepard Fairey paints new mural of Ali
- The trunks Ali wore in the “Thrilla in Manila” hit the auction block in 2024
