Muhammad Ali
vintage signature 11-8-68
 

 

 
 
 

A rare vintage signature that has been perfectly signed & inscribed by world champion Muhammad Ali... Signed boldly in a black flair type pen on a page inside a book "Living History Of The World-1967 Year Book"
measures: 9.5 x 7.25"
condition: book cover shows wear
inside contents and signed page are excellent

sold!!

  

 

 

To Mr. Gordon
From
Muhammad Ali
World Heavyweight
Champion
Good Luck
Nov 8 - 19-68

  

On June 20, 1967, a jury  for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, returned a verdict of guilty against Ali on the charge of violating the Universal Military Training  and Service Act because of his refusal to be inducted.    Judge Joe Ingraham sentences him to a term 5 years imprisonment and a fine of $10,000.  Ali appeals the next day and is released on bond.
Aside from exhibition bouts Ali would remain inactive from 3/23/67 to 10/26/70

  

 

 
 
 
 

FROM THE BOOKS
In 1968, Belinda (his wife) and Ali had their first child, a girl called Maryum, but this piece of good news was offset by hearing in May that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had affirmed his conviction (refusing induction into the U.S. Army). At the end of the year, Ali was sent to prison for ten days-not for anything to do with his ongoing legal battle, but for driving without a valid license in Florida. Ali had never been locked up before so prison was quite a shock, even though it was only for a short period, but he said he was prepared to go back inside for what he believed in, if he had to.
William Strathmore-Muhammad Ali: The Unseen Archives

  
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 
 

may be cut & framed with photo

 

 

 

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