Background
King, Don was born on August 20, 1931 in Cleveland. Son of Clarence and Hattie King.
King, Don was born on August 20, 1931 in Cleveland. Son of Clarence and Hattie King.
Doctor (honorary), Shaw University.
Boxing promoter, since 1972. Owner Don King Productions, Inc., Florida, since 1974. Promoter various fighters including Muhammud Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Roberto Duran, George Foreman.
Supporter National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, United Negro College Fund, Martin Luther King Junior Foundation, Simon Wiesenthal Center, National Hispanic Scholarship Fund, National Coalition of Title 1/Cptr. 1 Parents, Wheelchair Charities, Our Children's Foundation. Board trustee Shaw University.
Married Henrietta King. Children: Deborah, Carl, Eric.