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Brought 'new' religion to sports how Ali shocked a nation
The piece traces Muhammad Ali's 1960s shift to Black Muslim faith after winning the heavyweight title and how the move unsettled white America. It notes other athletes adopting Muslim, Buddhist, and Transcendental practices, with Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Rashad among examples, and contrasts acceptance of traditional Christian belief.
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Ira Berkow
NEW York
NEA
Joe Louis
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Muhammad Ali
Max Schmeling
Louis
Clay
America
Ion
Ali
Patterson
I Allah
God
Eliyah Muhammad
Malcolm X
Heigh
U.S
Allah
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Lew Alcindor
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar
Walt Hazzard
Mandi Abdul- Rahman Hazzard
Warren Armstrong
Warren Jabali
Charlie Scott
Shaeed Abdul- Aleem
Keith Wilkes
Jamaal Wilkes
Spencer Haywood
Abdullah Haywood
Bobby Moore
Ahmad Rashad
Scott-Abdul-Aleem
Phoenix Suns
Boston Celtics
Phoenix
Moore- Rashad
Willie Stargell
Willie McCovey
Clint Jones
Joe Namath
Larry Bowa