Don King
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1974 | Promotes "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman |
| 1975 | Promotes "Thrilla in Manilla" between Ali and Joe Frazier, often considered the greatest boxing match ever |
| 1975 | Man of the Year, National Black Hall of Fame |
| 1976 | Urban Justice Award, Antioch School of Law |
| 1976 | Heritage Award, Edwin Gould Society for Children |
| 1976 | Man of the Year, NAACP |
| 1980 | Citation for Outstanding Support and Service, U.S. Olympic Committee |
| 1981 | George Herbert Walker Bush Award, President's Inaugural Committee |
| 1981 | Award of the Year, National Black Caucus |
| 1983 | Promoter of the Year, North American Boxing Federation |
| 1984 | Humanitarian Award, World Boxing Council |
| 1986 | Merit Award, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association |
| 1987 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award, Jamaica America Society and U.S. Information Service |
| 1997 | Inducted in Boxing Hall of Fame |
| 1998 | Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC |
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