How George Foreman came to be buried in Sioux City, Iowa
DOLLY A. BUTZ
Tim Hynds
George Foreman Jr., son of two-time boxing champion George Foreman, explains why his father had always wanted to be buried in Iowa. George Foreman was laid to rest in Sioux City's Logan Park Cemetery following his death in 2025.
George Foreman's grave is shown Thursday in Sioux City's Logan Park Cemetery. Family members said the two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist had always expressed a desire to be buried in the cemetery overlooking the Loess Hills.
Mary Foreman, widow of George Foreman, hugs Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott after presenting him with an autographed boxing glove during a press conference Thursday announcing the boxer had been buried in Sioux City's Logan Park Cemetery following his death in March 2025. At left is George Foreman Jr.Â
George Foreman IV, son of George Foreman, gestures during a press conference held Thursday, April 16, 2026, to announce that his father had been buried in Sioux City's Logan Park Cemetery following his death in 2025. Family members said that the two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist, had always expressed a desire to be buried in Iowa.
Mary Foreman, widow of George Foreman, hugs Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott after presenting him with an autographed boxing glove during a press conference Thursday announcing the boxer had been buried in Sioux City's Logan Park Cemetery following his death in March 2025. At left is George Foreman Jr.Â
George Foreman's grave is shown Thursday in Sioux City's Logan Park Cemetery. Family members said the two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist had always expressed a desire to be buried in the cemetery overlooking the Loess Hills.
George Foreman IV, son of George Foreman, gestures during a press conference held Thursday, April 16, 2026, to announce that his father had been buried in Sioux City's Logan Park Cemetery following his death in 2025. Family members said that the two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist, had always expressed a desire to be buried in Iowa.