The former heavyweight boxing champion was buried in Sioux City in 2025.
The grave of boxing legend George Foreman, who was buried in Logan Park Cemetery in Sioux City. A company in Fort Dodge, Iowa, made the monument.(KTIV)
Dean Welte | KTIV
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – Sioux City officials and family members announced that former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman was laid to rest in Northwest Iowa a year ago.
Family members say Foreman never forgot Iowa following a trip to the region in 1988, later saying he wanted to be buried in the state. According to his family, Foreman often spoke of the area’s landscape, including the Loess Hills, and the sense of peace he felt during that visit.
Honoring his request, Foreman’s family says they traveled from Texas and laid him to rest at Logan Park Cemetery in Sioux City on April 17, 2025. A place overlooking the Loess Hills and near Stone State Park.
“They said when they arrived, they immediately understood,” a family representative said. “It looked exactly like he described.”
One year later, on April 16, 2026, Foreman’s family returned to Sioux City to visit his recently added monument. They also held a news conference thanking the city officials and community members who helped with the burial.
Only a few city officials were aware of the burial last year, and the eight-foot monument at Logan Park Cemetery was only installed within the last week, which contributed to the information not being widely known.
“Our father lived a life of purpose, faith and gratitude,” said the family in a statement. “To see him laid to rest in a place that brought him peace means everything to us.”
Foreman rose to international fame after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and later becoming heavyweight champion in 1973.
After retiring in 1977 and becoming an ordained minister, Foreman returned to boxing in 1987. In 1994, at age 45, he became the oldest heavyweight boxing champion in history.
He later became an entrepreneur, known for the George Foreman Grill, and remained active as a minister, author and public speaker.
Foreman, who died in March 2025, is survived by his wife, his 10 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and extended family.
“Their story is a reminder of how one place can stay with someone for a lifetime,” stated Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott in a press release.
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