Jesse Owens’ place among the icons of sport is indelible. The figure far less known is the Leipzig-born long jumper whom he befriended under the Fuhrer’s gaze: Luz Long. The impeccably ...

The legendary Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913 in Oakville Alabama.

Ohio State University Archives . A new award in honour of legendary US sprinter Jesse Owens will be presented to two ...

Jesse Owens suffered traumatic brain injuries when a tree fell on him, a few days before his 21st birthday. He was put on life support at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, according to his mom ...

Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the ...

The Jesse Owens Olympics: Berlin 1936 Berlin's Olympic stadium is best remembered for African American Jesse Owens four golds in 1936, amidst Nazi propaganda promoting "Aryan racial superiority ...

This is the dramatic tale of Jesse Owens' athletic dedication, perseverance and triumph over Hitler's Aryan supremacy agenda ...

Jesse Owens is one of the great American athletic heroes. Not only did he win four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics – he did it while standing up to the racism of Nazi Germany.

Jesse Owens, an American, son of slaves on a cotton farm in Alabama, had already become champion in the 100 meters when on August 4, 1936, they met in front of the sandbox of the Olympic Stadium ...

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