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George
Foreman,
world
heavyweight
boxing
champion
and
Olympic
gold
medalist,
died on
Friday
at age
76. "Our
hearts
are
broken,"
an
announcement
on
Foreman's
Instagram
page
read.
"With
profound
sorrow,
we
announce
the
passing
of our
beloved
George
Edward
Foreman
Sr. who
peacefully
departed
on March
21, 2025
surrounded
by loved
ones." |
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George
Foreman
attends
the
Hublot x
WBC
"Night
of
Champions"
Gala at
the
Encore
Hotel on
May 03,
2019 in
Las
Vegas,
Nevada.
The
Houston-born
boxer
died
Friday.
(Roger
Kisby/Getty
Images
for
Hublot) |
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George
Foreman,
Boxing
Champion
and
Grilling
Magnate,
Dies at
76
Victor
Mather
1–2
minutes
HOUSTON
- He
claimed
a world
title in
his 20s
and,
improbably,
again in
his 40s.
He then
made
millions
selling
the
George
Foreman
Grill.
A
black-and-white
photo of
George
Foreman,
wearing
a denim
shirt
and a
pair of
overalls,
in a
fighting
stance.
George
Foreman
in 1976.
He won
the
heavyweight
title in
1973 and
again in
1994.Credit...Bettman,
via
Getty
George
Foreman,
a
heavyweight
boxing
champion
who
returned
to the
sport to
regain
his
title at
the
improbable
age of
45, and
who
parlayed
his fame
and his
amiable
personality
into a
multimillion-dollar
grill
business,
died on
Friday
night in
Houston.
He was
76.
His
family
announced
the
death,
in a
hospital,
on his
Instagram
account.
Roy
Foreman,
George’s
brother,
said the
cause
was not
known.
When
Foreman
returned
to the
ring
after 10
years
away,
there
was
skepticism
that a
fighter
of his
years
could
beat
anyone
younger,
much
less
come
back to
the top
of the
game.
But in
1994, he
shocked
the
world by
beating
the
undefeated
Michael
Moorer
to
reclaim
the
world
title.
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