Muhammad Ali
Original Name: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr
(AP Photo)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Original Name: Lew Alcindor
(Photo by Vernon Biever/WireImage)
Chad Ochocinco
Original Name: Chad Johnson
(AP Photo)
Ahmad Rashad
Original Name: Bobby Moore
(Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for the Weinstein Company)
Pele
Original Name: Edson Arantes Do Nascimento
(Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Sugar Ray Robinson
Original Name: Walker Smith
(Photo by Bill Klein/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Hulk Hogan
Original Name:Terry Gene Bollea
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
World B. Free
Original Name: Lloyd Bernard Free
(Photo by Rogers Photo Archive/Getty Images)
Bison Dele
Original Name: Brian Carson Williams
(Credit: Ezra O. Shaw /Allsport)
Yogi Berra
Original Name: Lawrence Peter Berra
(Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)
Jesse Owens
Original Name: James Cleveland Owens
(Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)
Satchel Paige
Original Name: Leroy Robert Paige
(AP Photo)
Tiger Woods
Original Name: Eldrick Woods
(AP Photo)
Magic Johnson
Original Name: Earvin Johnson
(AP Photo/Eric Draper)
Inspired by Ron Artest’s unusual intention to change his name to “Metta World Peace” we decided to take a look down memory lane at some of the most infamous and celebrated name changes in the history of sports.
