Karen Crouse
2 articles · The New York Times
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Muhammad Ali Was Her First, and Greatest, Love
By Karen Crouse
The pretty woman walked into the Ringside Cafe in Louisville, Ky., and approached the three-time heavyweight boxing champion, who led her to a quiet corner. The restaurant?s owner, John Ramsey, surreptitiously watched…
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Muhammad Ali Remembered, by Those Who Knew Him as Cassius
By Karen Crouse
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ? Muhammad Ali filled the middle of three screens in the small theater. In footage taken a few years after his 1960 Olympic gold medal performance, he was explaining his…