‘When an opportunity is there, you take it:’ How a UK alumnus came to tell Louisville’s Muhammad Ali story

‘When an opportunity is there, you take it:’ How a UK alumnus came to tell Louisville’s Muhammad Ali story

On a warm June day in 2016, thousands lined the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, shoulder to shoulder, waiting, as the sweet scent of crushed roses filled the air. The crowds weren’t waiting for a parade. They were waiting to say goodbye to ‘the greatest:’ Muhammad Ali. It was this moment of joy and celebration that inspired Graham Shelby’s documentary “City of Ali.” As Ali’s funeral procession meandered a 20-mile route designed to pass through …