Sonji Clay-Glover, 59; First Wife of Boxer Muhammad Ali
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sonji Clay-Glover, 59, the first wife of boxing great Muhammad Ali, died Tuesday at her home in Chicago of natural causes.
The couple married Aug. 14, 1964, when Ali was still known as Cassius Clay. The couple had divorced by 1966 amid conflict over Ali’s devotion to the Nation of Islam.
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