Muhammad Ali, who died Friday, June 3, was a national icon in and out of the boxing ring. This photo collection chronicles his life in the public eye.

Muhammad Ali, boxing champion and worldwide icon, dies at 74: Ali suffered for years from Parkinson’s disease, which ravaged his body but could never dim his larger-than-life presence.

Ali’s athletic greatness was jus a platform for the larger man: Many will say, accurately, that no athlete since Ali has remotely approached his fame, or force, on the world stage.