Not that Muhammad Ali. I refer instead to Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman, the former Allentown Central Catholic High School guard who recently excelled as a Michigan Wolverine in the NCAA National Tournament against Villanova. He often would return to Rockne Hall during school breaks, and like his father Dawud, is very much a part of the Lehigh Valley sports scene. He was honored during the “Bash at the Beach” this weekend during a high school basketball tourney at Cedar Beach.
Mayor Ray O’Connell, himself a former point guard, is a fixture at these summer tournaments. Next one coming up is the A-town Throwdown. As Mayor, Ray is a fan of all three Allentown high schools. It’s nice to see a Mayor who actually promotes sports instead of one who removes the rims from basketball courts.
Above you see Muhammad with several current Vikings.
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The hoops at Cedar Beach have been great. A lot of really good games and all of free. Got a chance to see Duke recruit Joe Girard out of Glens Falls, NY last Friday. He broke the NY state career scoring record as a junior.
Good for Muhammad and giving back/staying true to his community. And kudos to Mayor O'Connell. Maybe wackadoodles like Rep. Maxine Waters should pay attention and learn something about "good press" and civility.
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