Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from ... When endorsements didn't come his way, he made money by, among other activities, running against horses and dogs. "People said it was degrading ...

In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, of admiration, for not only what Jesse Owens did, but also when and how he did it. His was a golden story of the 1936 ...

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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 (1913-1980) was an all-time-great track athlete ... Following his success as an amateur athlete, he engaged in a number of activities, including some that cashed in minimally on his ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon ... When endorsements didn't come his way, he made money by, among other activities, running against horses and dogs.