Remembering Muhammad Ali's iconic torch lighting at the 1996 Olympics

It's easy to look back at the boxing career of Muhammad Ali and peg him as one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Ali died Friday night at the age of 74 and his influence went beyond the ring. One of his most iconic moments was at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, when the boxing legend lit the Olympic Cauldron at the Opening Ceremonies.

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The person who would light the Cauldron for the 100th edition of the games was kept a secret, so the crowd went wild when Ali emerged to do the honor.

It was the first time the world really saw how Ali, who was 54 at the time, was affected by Parkinson's disease. After he collected the torch from Olympic swimmer…