Sioux City, Iowa – The late boxing legend George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwest corner of Iowa, a place he has no connection to outside of a single visit to the area nearly 40 years ago.
Foreman He died March 21, 2025died at age 76 in Houston and was buried in Logan Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa, a month later, city officials confirmed. On Thursday, Foreman’s family returned to his burial site, holding a news conference with Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott to unveil Foreman’s burial place, which features a large monument bearing a photo of him as a teenager after winning an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
He visited Iowa City in 1988 and often recalled the feeling of peace he experienced there, the family explained in a statement issued by Sioux City officials.
After traveling to the city on April 17 last year to bury Fuhrman, his family said they immediately understood the area’s appeal.
“Our father lived a life of purpose, faith and gratitude,” the family said in a statement issued by Sioux City officials. “Seeing him resting in a place that brings him peace means everything to us.”
Scott joined the family at Furman Memorial, located a few miles north of the Missouri River in an upper Midwestern city with a population of about 87,000. The cemetery overlooks scenic loess hills, formed by wind-blown silt deposits that rise up to 200 feet (about 61 meters) and line the river along the Iowa border for 200 miles (322 kilometers).
“Their story is a reminder of how someone stays in one place for life,” Scott said.
Foreman, a Texas native, rose to fame when he made the U.S. Olympic boxing team in 1968 and won a gold medal in Mexico City. He became the world heavyweight champion in 1973 by defeating the great Joe Frazier, only to lose the title a year later to Muhammad Ali in the famous match. Rumble in the woods“.
A full 20 years later, in 1994, Foreman became the oldest man to win a heavyweight championship at the age of 45, defeating Michael Moorer in an epic upset.
Foreman retired in 1997 with a career record of 76-5.
He then moved on to the next chapter of his life as a businessman, businessman and sometime actor, becoming known to a new generation as the face of the George Foreman Grill. The simple cooking machine has sold more than 100 million units and brought him a fortune bigger than boxing.
A Biography film Based on Foreman’s life, it was released in 2023.