HOUSTON — George Foreman is a name synonymous with boxing greatness, but in Houston’s Fifth Ward, he was something even bigger: family. Foreman died on Friday, March 21 at the age of 76.

Born on Jan. 10, 1949, in Marshall, Texas, and raised in Houston’s rough-and-tumble Fifth Ward, George Edward Foreman didn’t start life with a silver spoon — or even a spatula. One of seven ...

Big George Foreman has sadly passed away, but he will forever remain a legendary figure in boxing history. Foreman was a bona fide all time great, and he was an inspiration to millions of people.

He was 76. Foreman’s family announced his death on social media. “A devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud grand- and great-grandfather, he lived a life marked by ...

was my first boss in the newspaper business as a part-timer covering high school sports and the first person I thought of when Foreman’s death was announced by his family on Instagram.

I was right-hooked. She was a devout Muhammad Ali fan, the sparkling poet-slash-prizefighter whose dramatic 1974 rope-a-dope comeback against George Foreman in Zaire was a story she told over and ...

On March 21, the family of George Foreman released a statement via his Instagram account, announcing to the world that “Big George” had passed away aged 76. Inside and outside the ring Foreman ...