George Foreman

Though George Foreman continued to step into the ring from time totime, his matches never recaptured the magic of that 1994 comeback victo-ry. But George Foreman has not been quiet. In addition to his preaching andcharitable work, including building a spacious new athletic center for chil-dren in Houston, Foreman has become a familiar face. In 1992, ABClaunched a television series called George, in which he starred as an over-weight, middle-aged ex-boxer working with disadvantaged children. It onlylasted eight episodes. But recently, through pitching his low-fat-cooking George Foreman Grills on TV commercials, Foreman has become a familiarface to a new generation.

He lives with his fifth wife, Mary Joan, and he has nine children, includ-ing five sons named George. In July 2000, against her father's wishes, hisdaughter stepped into the ring, winning her first professional boxing matchwith a knockout. In addition to his autobiography, Foreman has also published George Foreman's Guide to Life: How to Get Up Off the Canvas When Life Knocks You Down. If anyone should know how, it's George Foreman.