Muhammad Ali and the Frantzs at Deer Lake

During the 1970's, Muhammad Ali honed his boxing skills at his Deer Lake, PA training camp. My brothers, friends, and I often made the 35 mile trip from Allentown to watch his workouts. It was an intimate setting with the world's most recognizable person. "The Greatest" gave us experiences that can only be described as, "the greatest".

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• muhammad
• ali
• boxing
• deerlake
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• lake
• curt
• frantz
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• dan
• will
• autograph
• greatest

[reznick8]

You are blessed to have been able to spent time like that with the greatest. You did the right thing by making videos and having him sign things back then, or else you would have regretted it if you hadnt. Whats the name of the song?

[curtfrantz]

Though we loved visitng Ali at his camp, it was a blessing that wasn't fully appreciated at the time. The music is "Flight Of The Bumble Bee" by Rimsky - Korsakov and "Black Superman - Muhammad Ali" by Johnny Wakelin and The Kinshasa Band.

[jontray87]

remind me of when vegeta grew his stache

[duop1]

black superman

[uncjim]

Great, great stuff. The closest I ever came to the camp was when I called and spoke with his cook, Lana Shabazz. She was so sweet and willing to talk with a total stranger. Being a huge fan, I'm sure I made it easy for her. He was in training for Larry Holmes at the time. When I asked how The Greatest was doing, her response (I'm paraphrasing), "We're confident that he'll win if he just shows up to train". Thanks for the upload. I wish I could have been there.

[Dadmeandali]

Great clip! Thx for sharing. God bless Muhammad Ali

[arel3]

I grew up in Pottsville, of which this training camp (in Deer Lake) is a borough. Hosting the camp The Greatest Sportsman of All Time trained at during his prime is one of the many things we, people from the area, are both at awe and very prideful of. Thank you for this video! I was only a few years old at the time but I do remember my father taking me to the camp to watch him train.

[kuriaki71]

awesome

[InnocenceExperience]

You were unbelievably lucky to get to hang around Ali. Thanks for sharing this great story.

[InnocenceExperience]

Click the link and pause when you see Ringo Star 1:37

[alexmcginness]

thanks for puttin this up

[TheJgraves15]

"Dark Gable" lol

[jrgniuwer]

wow great footage and the signed paintings much be worth $thousands today