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What world-renowned African-American athlete was also of Irish heritage?

April 26, 2017athlete heritage Irish world-renowned

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What world-renowned African-American athlete was also of Irish heritage?

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Muhammad Ali is the son of Cassius Clay Sr. and Odessa Lee Grady Clay. One of Odessa Clay’s grandfathers, Abe Grady, was an immigrant from County Clare Ireland. Abe Grady married a black woman when he came to the U.S. The source of this information is David Remnick’s King of the World.