Ryan O’Neal (April 20, 1941 – December 8, 2023)
O’Neal was a native of Los Angeles, he trained as an amateur
boxer before beginning a career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he
landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime
soap opera Peyton Place.
In April 2012, O’Neal stated he had been diagnosed with stage
4 prostate cancer. He later stated it was stage 2.
SANDY KOZEL
On September 15, 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali defeated Leon
Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win
the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his
career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory,
Ali retired from boxing, only to make a brief comeback two
years later. Ali, who once claimed he could “float like a
butterfly, sting like a bee,” left the sport permanently in
1981.
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.)
(January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)
CAMILLE
BOHANNON
Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer, musician
and songwriter is 78 years old today. His recording
career spans seven decades.
On June 28, 1997, Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in the
third round of their heavyweight rematch. The attack led to his disqualification from the match and suspension from boxing,
and was the strangest chapter yet in the champion’s roller-
coaster career.
Holyfield was examined but the fight continued after the bite.
