From May 2014 AARP Bulletin "Power of 50: A Decade of Upsets" by Carol Kaufmann.
"The 1960s would prove to be a decade in which colorful and larger-than-life characters beat the odds. Here's a look at several of those who seized a moment some 50 years ago and became enduring legends."
MUHAMMAD ALI: Olympic gold medalist boxer Cassius Clay stunned the boxing world by beating Sonny Liston in Miami Beach to win the heavyweight crown in 1964.
Two days later, "the Greatest" announced that he had joined the Nation of Islam and he soon changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Now, how did Howard Cosell say it?
BILLY MILLS: A Marine lieutenant and member of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) tribe, Billy Mills pulled off one of the greatest upsets in history at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo when he won the 10,000-meter run, becoming the only American ever to win the event.
More to Come. --Cooter
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