Muhammad Ali has won many awards and had many achievements. In 1959 Ali was National Golden Gloves light heavyweight champion and national amateur athletic union champion. In 1960 he was National Golden Gloves light heavyweight champion, National Amateur Athletic Union Champion, Gold metal in the Rome Olympics for light heavyweight boxing. In 1964-1967 Muhammad was the World Heavyweight Champion. 1970 he got the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Award. 1974 he got Sportsman Of The Year from Sports Illustrated and Fighter Of The Year from Boxers Writing Association. 1974-1978 Ali was World Heavyweight Champion again. 1978-1979 he was also World Heavyweight Champion. 1979 Muhammad got Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Southern University, he also had a street named after him in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1985 he was recognized for long, meritorious service by World Boxing Association. Muhammad Ali was elected into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1990 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He was chosen to light the Olympic torch in 1996. Lastly in 1997 he Arthur Ashe Award for Courage by ESPN and got the Essence Living Legend Award. These are all the awards and achievements that Muhammad Ali had throughout his boxing career.
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