This is the guy who showed the master race they were the minor race. Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then on," says Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Murray on ESPN Classic's ...

Board of Education case that led to the desegregation ... married Cameron later that same year. In 1936, Olympian Jesse Owens won four gold medals in Berlin. Avery Brundage, the president of ...

Jesse Owens was a track standout who attended Ohio State in 1933. He went on to become the first Black varsity team captain at a Big Ten college. Aga Khan, World Leader of Ismaili Muslims ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon in 1935 would be the accomplishment of a lifetime. In 45 minutes, he established three world records and tied another. Owens won ...