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Permalink Reply by Coachgd on June 4, 2016 at 4:37pm

We got Muhammad Ali to sign an Olympic Flag in '01.  My wife and I were one of the first people in line and we brought our daughter who was 2.  My wife told him that she was a history teacher and she taught her classes about him every year.  She asked if he would take a picture with her.  He reached out his hands, took our daughter, and kissed her on the cheek.  

That photo was on The National Sports Collectors Website for months.  This was the day before selfies, so I was the one on camera duty.  I wish I would have gotten my picture with him, but I did shake his hand and have the experience of "The Greatest" kissing my kid.  And I have the autograph too!

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on June 4, 2016 at 4:44pm

heartwarming story!

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Permalink Reply by Innuendo on June 5, 2016 at 12:38pm

I love that! Awesome memory for you to have. From everything I've read about him, he was a genuinely kind guy. And this proves it. Thanks for sharing that

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Permalink Reply by David Seideman on June 5, 2016 at 5:29pm

I met Ali at my friend's bar mitzvah. Here's my Forbes post.

http://onforb.es/1VGA5LT

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