HOUSTON- George Edward Foreman was born one of seven children to JD and Nancy Foreman on January 10, 1949, in the town of Marshall, Texas. A mugger and brawler, growing up on the hard streets of Houston’s 5th ward by age 15, he was saved by Lyndon Johnson’s Job Corps program, which helped troubled kids. Boxing coach Doc Broaddus, encouraged him to become a fighter.
Once he began to train at the gym, he rapidly established an impressive amateur record. The culmination of his amateur boxing career came at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a gold medal. (His 25th amateur fight).
In 1969, he turned professional. Within two years, he was ranked the No. 1 challenger by the WBA and WBC; by 1972, Foreman’s impressive record was 37 wins and no losses. In 1977, he retired from boxing and became an ordained minister, preaching in Houston.
In 1984, he founded the George Foreman Youth and Community Center, a non-denominational place for kids who need direction like he once did. In 1987, after 10 years away from the ring, Foreman surprised the boxing world by announcing a comeback at the age of 38.
In 1994, he regained the title he had lost to Muhammad Ali two decades before, by defeating Michael Moorer.  Foreman was 45.
Later, he began marketing the George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling Machine which has sold over 100 million units to date nationwide. George and his wife, Mary are the proud parents of 5 boys;  George Jr., George III, George IV, George V, George VI and 5 girls; Michi, Freeda George, Georgetta, Natalie, and Leola.
We salute George Foreman as this week’s Living Legend and invite you to send in who you think will make a good Living Legend and why they should be honored.