George Foreman left the world a better place when the two-time world heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist, entrepreneur, pastor, loving family man, and patriot passed away Friday at the age of 76.
“Our hearts are broken,” the family wrote on Instagram. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr., who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.”
Foreman was born to J.D. and Nancy Foreman on January 10, 1949, in Marshall, Texas, to a family of seven children and was a “mugger and a brawler” in the streets of Houston’s Fifth Ward by age 15, according to his personal biography. His mother hid the identity of his father from George, which led to the boxer giving all five of his sons his own name – George Edward Foreman — “so that none would ever be in doubt as to who the identity of…
