Drew Bundini Brown

Drew Bundini Brown was born on March 21, 1928. He was a cornerman and assistant trainer of Muhammed Ali. Occasionally he is also an actor. His birthplace is Midway in Florida. But he was brought up in Sanford in Florida which is nearby Midway. He only went to school until eighth grade. He discontinued from Junior High School. Even when he was young, he was too matured for his age. He was a mess boy at the age of 13. He got into Navy by lying about his age. He later discharged after two years.

After that, he became United States Merchant Marine. He spent 12 years traveling around the world. Drew Bundini Brown became a member of Sugar Ray Robinson’s Entourage. He was a cornerman there. Later he joined as a cornerman in Muhammed Ali’s Entourage in 1963. All through his career, he was with Muhammed Ali. Drew Bundini Brown is also one of the speech writers for Ali. He has also written lots of poems. He is the writer of the famous and often quoted Ali’s Quote.

Ali once used that to ridicule Sonny Liston in a press conference after the victory of WBC (World Boxing Council) and WBA (World Boxing Association) on February 25, 1964 to claim the titles. Drew Bundini Brown lived in Harlem in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... during the 1950s. There he met Rhonda Palestine and married her. Her family was Russian-Jewish. Brown got converted to Reform Judaism through the relationship. Their marriage took place when interracial marriages and relationships were assumed by most people as a taboo.

They gave birth to their son on 20 January 1955 in New York. They named him Drew Brown III. Drew Brown III went to United States Navy. He flew the A- 6 intruders and was a Medium Attack Bomber Pilot. He then wrote a book named You Gotta Believe and it became a bestseller. He became a Nationally Known Speaker. In 1971 he acted in the film Shaft. It was an American Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks. He then acted in Shaft’s Big Score in 1972. It was an American action film. In 1975 he starred in Aaron Loves Angela.

It was a Soul Cinema Classic movie directed by Gordon Parks. In 1985 he acted in Steven Spielberg’s The Colour Purple movie.In 1987 Drew Brown acted in the film Penitentiary III. It was directed by Jamaa Fanaka. It was an American Comedy film. Drew Brown met with a car accident. His spinal nerve was pinched, and he never recovered. Muhammed Ali visited him on his deathbed. He finally passed away in 1987.