The late Muhammad Ali's only sibling reportedly passed away on Friday. This weekend, the Muhammad Ali Center announced the death of the boxing great's younger brother, Rahaman, who was 82 years old and described as "his brother's biggest supporter." Rahaman also put on the gloves as a professional boxer from 1964-1972 and authored two books about his beloved brother Muhammad with "That's Muhammad Ali's Brother! My Life on the Undercard" in 2014 and "My Brother, Muhammad Ali – The Definitive Biography" a half-decade later. ... Muhammad Ali's Younger Brother Has Died At 82 RIP
Interesting how he apparently had an 8 year pro career but most people barely know anything of this man, despite his brother also being one of the most famous figures in modern history.
As Rudy Clay, he lost on points to Dan McAlinden in one of the supporting bouts on the first Frazier-Ali fight card in 1971.
RIP. No exact cause of death provided. Understandable. I believe Rahman was diagnosed as having Parkinson’s Disease (or syndrome or something similar) several years back.
I mean, at 82, aren't pretty much all deaths (that don't involve accidents) natural causes? i remember my grandma passing away at 91 (in bed), and some family members really wanting to know what got her. i was like "i think being 91 got her".
I hear you but not in all cases. There can be specifically identified diseases/causes in play that don’t necessarily fall neatly into the category of having just aged out. 91 is def. an age when it becomes more a case of multiple, generic, age related causes. I guess when people do manage to reach such high ages (into the 90s) they might carry a bullet proof vibe about them - so much so, people might believe that it was something specific that ultimately got them. People are also apparently living longer (though we still read about so many premature deaths) so expectations may be higher in terms of longevity - but that doesn’t necessarily speak for actual quality of life, and living longer does take people into the realm of more age related diseases that didn’t come into play given lesser average life spans. I had a neighbour aged into his 80s who was very active, spritely enough but he told me that he experienced chronic pain in every bone of his body. The very quotable Clint Eastwood recently said that aging/getting old isn’t for cowards. Certainly, Clint doesn’t look like he is without constant pain but the man keeps soldiering on driven by an amazing spirit. George Foreman was a guy who I felt might’ve had a good shot at getting into his 80s - poor George might’ve had a generic health decline due to age but there also might’ve been a specific ailment that lent more to his passing.
