Odessa Grady Clay

Odessa Grady Clay
Clay (left) and her son Muhammad Ali with a Cadillac he bought for his parents in 1960
Born
Odessa Lee O'Grady

(1917-02-12)February 12, 1917
Hopkins County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedAugust 20, 1994(1994-08-20) (aged 77)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationHousewife
Spouse
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(m. 1934; died 1990)​
Children

Odessa Lee Clay (née O'Grady; February 12, 1917 – August 20, 1994) was the mother of three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and Rahman Ali, and the paternal grandmother of Laila Ali. She married Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. in the 1930s and worked for some time as a household domestic to help support her young children. She supported and inspired her son throughout his boxing career and was a ring-side regular at his bouts.

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