The story of Adidas and Puma is not just a tale of corporate ... Their breakthrough came in 1936 when sprinter Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics while wearing their shoes.

There are all these designers who’ve done their own versions and those who’ve done partnerships with [Birkenstock], whether it’s Manolo [Blahnik] or Rick Owens. I also appreciate their ...

held up his Adidas Gazelles on the podium of the 1972 Munich Olympics. A little back story on the founder: Adi Dassler personally made a pair of track spikes for Black athlete Jesse Owens to wear in ...

Never mind that Johnson actually married Cameron later that same year. In 1936, Olympian Jesse Owens won four gold medals in Berlin. Avery Brundage, the president of both the U.S. Olympic ...

Jesse Owens Wears adidas While Dominating the 1936 Olympics In 1936, American track and field athlete dominated the Berlin Olympics, right in the face of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler.

Jesse Colin Young, the former Youngbloods frontman known for the hit song "Get Together," has died at his home in Aiken, South Carolina. He was 83. Young died Sunday, according to a statement from ...

Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Jesse Colin Young of the classic rock band the Youngbloods has died. He was 83. A representative for the guitarist confirmed the news of his death on Sunday ...

Jesse Colin Young, founding member of The Youngbloods and singer of their hit song 'Get Together', has died at the age of 83. Young had a long battle with chronic Lyme disease, but continued his ...

Beyond the recent hockey games, think of 1980’s Miracle on Ice, Canada’s 1972 Summit Series win, or Jesse Owens’ Black Power salute at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany. Similar ...

By Jim Farber Jesse Colin Young, whose sincere tenor vocals for the Youngbloods graced one of the most loving anthems of the hippie era, “Get Together,” a Top Five hit in 1969, before he went ...