When Muhammad Ali passed away Friday, the memories came to Ken Norton Jr. in a rush.
ALAMEDA, Calif.
When Muhammad Ali passed away Friday, the memories came to Ken Norton Jr. in a rush.
The Raiders defensive coordinator flashed back to being a 6-year-old kid, sitting in a room at the La Jolla Village Inn with his grandmother. His father, Ken Norton Sr., was fighting Ali at the nearby San Diego Sports Arena on March 31, 1973.
"I remember it like it was yesterday," Norton said Tuesday in an interview with the Bay Area News Group.