Odessa Clay date of birth:
February 12, 1917
How old was Odessa Clay when died?
77
Where was Odessa Clay born?
Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A.
When did Odessa Clay die?
August 20, 1994
What is Odessa Clay nationality?
American
What is Odessa Clay's occupation?
Painter, musician
Short Biography
Cassius Marcellus Clay (November 11, 1912 – February 8, 1990) was the father of American three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali and Rudolph Valentino Clay, who is now named Rahman Ali, and also was the grandfather of Muhammad's daughter Laila Ali. He married Odessa Grady Clay in the 1930s and worked as a painter and a musician. He was described as "a handsome, mercurial, noisy, combative failed dreamer" and a "hard-drinking, skirt-chasing dandy of a daddy". His son, Muhammad Ali, described him as "the fanciest dancer in Louisville."