George Foreman, Boxing Champion and Grilling Magnate, Dies at 76

George Foreman, a heavyweight boxing champion who returned to the game to regain his title on the inconceivable age of 45, and parlayed his fame and amiable character right into a multimillion-dollar grill enterprise, died on Friday night time at a hospital in Houston. He was 76.

His household introduced his demise on his Instagram account. Roy Foreman, George’s brother, mentioned the reason for demise was not recognized.

When Foreman returned to the ring after 10 years away, there was skepticism {that a} fighter of his years might beat any youthful fighter, a lot much less come again to the highest of the sport. However in 1994, he beat the undefeated Michael Moorer to reclaim the world title, stunning the boxing world.

Foreman’s profession spanned generations: He fought Chuck Wepner within the Sixties, Dwight Muhammad Qawi within the ’80s and Evander Holyfield within the ’90s.