Boxing heavyweight champion George Foreman, known for George Foreman grill, remembered at memorial at Wortham Theater Center in Houston.

He became known to a new generation as the face of the George Foreman Grill. The simple cooking machine sold more than 100 million units and brought him more wealth than boxing.

The City of Houston honored George Foreman, a two-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist-turned-entrepreneur, with a memorial service at Wortham Center.

Foreman was remembered Monday in a memorial service in his hometown of Houston for his legendary boxing career.

Houston will host a celebration of life for George Foreman, the late boxer and businessman, on April 14 at the Wortham Theater Center.

George Foreman IV stands with his brothers as he says the eulogy for his father during a memorial service for Olympic and world champion boxer and minister George Foreman at Wortham Theater Center ...

He became known to a new generation as the face of the George Foreman Grill. The simple cooking machine sold more than 100 million units and brought him more wealth than boxing.

The service will be hosted by Foreman’s family and the city of Houston at the Wortham Theater Center, a performing arts center that is home to the city’s ballet and opera companies.

What You Need To Know George Foreman was honored at a memorial service in his hometown of Houston Speakers at Monday's service included one of his sons, the mayor of Houston and the former boxer who ...

After his boxing career, Foreman turned to entrepreneurship. He was best known as the face of the George Foreman Grill, a rudimentary cooking machine that sold more than 100 million units.