Odessa Grady Clay

Odessa Grady Clay

Muhammad Ali's mother (1917–1994)

📍 Louisville, Kentucky USA

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Odessa Lee Clay was the mother of three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and Rahman Ali, and the paternal grandmother of Laila Ali. She married Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. in the 1930s and worked for some time as a household domestic to help support her young children. She supported and inspired her son throughout his boxing career and was a ring-side regular at his bouts.

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