BOXING
Boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
!["Hurricane" Carter strikes a boxing pose during an interview at his home in Toronto on Dec. 28, 1999. Carter died on April 20, 2014 at his home after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 76.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/457534bf9860643971ce7134fb26af031bdcb762/c=0-4-1984-1123/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/20//1398007660004-AP-E-CARTER-31-ECOL.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
"Hurricane" Carter strikes a boxing pose during an interview at his home in Toronto on Dec. 28, 1999. Carter died on April 20, 2014 at his home after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 76.
Patti Gower, AP![Joey Giardello, left, is jolted by Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter in the ninth round of their 1964 middleweight title bout.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/1349a120214450a90be3f51e4ef935b2c616f4e7/c=252-207-1596-967/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/20//1398007660000-AP-A01-MOVIESUIT-GIARDELLO.jpg?width=660&height=374&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Joey Giardello, left, is jolted by Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter in the ninth round of their 1964 middleweight title bout.
Associated Press!["Hurricane" Carter, second from left, leaves Passaic County courthouse in Patterson,N.J. with co-defendant John Artis, left, and officers after their life-in-prison sentencing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/cf31a5a2b6f67b8de3ea0c16092c18418d2efa3b/c=0-385-1598-1288/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/20//1398007660002-AP-D01-COURT-HURRICANE-29-DCOV.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
"Hurricane" Carter, second from left, leaves Passaic County courthouse in Patterson,N.J. with co-defendant John Artis, left, and officers after their life-in-prison sentencing.
Associated Press![Carter, who spent nearly 20 years in prison after being falsely convicted of a triple murder, holds up the writ of habeas corpus that freed him from prison.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/c0576818aa9b84f4c322cbc1ff0cdde9d7dc28a5/c=0-84-2000-1212/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/20//1398007660006-AP-SCHWARZENEGGER-CLEMENCY.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Carter, who spent nearly 20 years in prison after being falsely convicted of a triple murder, holds up the writ of habeas corpus that freed him from prison.
Rich Pedroncelli, AP![A former middleweight title contender, Carter poses for cameras during a memorabilia presentation from the movie "The Hurricane."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/768dbf3e0973645dc6f3b44e3d049eca8765cff2/c=0-19-1598-923/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/20//1398007660005-AP-HURRICANE-SON.jpg?width=660&height=374&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A former middleweight title contender, Carter poses for cameras during a memorabilia presentation from the movie "The Hurricane."
Anders Krusberg, AP![Actor Denzel Washington, left, links arms with Rubin "Hurricane" Carter as Carter's wife, Teresa, watches at a special screening of the film "The Hurricane."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/3d6401655992e332daf7b3bf410a53f577cf7af3/c=0-0-1992-1123/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/20//1398007660001-AP-D0-DENZEL-12-PEOPLE.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Actor Denzel Washington, left, links arms with Rubin "Hurricane" Carter as Carter's wife, Teresa, watches at a special screening of the film "The Hurricane."
Dave Allocca, AP!["Hurricane" Carter poses with actor Denzel Washington at the premier of the film "The Hurricane" in Los Angeles, CA on December 14, 1999.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/7d712a63448cdef64f9f5af872a99d01c8915790/c=0-53-2200-1294/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/04/20//1398007660008-RSI-PEOPLE-HURRICANECARTER-.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
"Hurricane" Carter poses with actor Denzel Washington at the premier of the film "The Hurricane" in Los Angeles, CA on December 14, 1999.
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