Legendary two-time World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman was honored Friday afternoon with native dance, song and gifts from students and tribal members during a visit to a Puyallup tribal school.
By Nancy Bartley
As he sat at the front of the Chief Leschi High School gym in Puyallup, young people sang traditional Coastal Salish songs and danced for him. They presented him with a carved necklace, and the Puyallup Tribal council members presented him with a blanket as a symbol of friendship.
Foreman, in town for his son George Foreman III's heavyweight fight tonight at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, has been applauded for his work with children and he agreed to drop by the school.
Puyallup Tribe Councilmember David Bean told Foreman the blanket they wrapped around him was the equivalent of a hug. And Councilmember Nancy Shippentower-Games praised him for being the only celebrity of the many who have come to the nearby casino to visit the school. The casino is owned by the Puyallup Tribe.
Below: "George Foreman Sr., left, spoke to students from both Chief Leschi schools at an assembly Friday. George Foreman III, center, and George Foreman IV, right, look on." (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times)
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