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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
It was 1962 when Casey Stengel predicted man would touch the moon before the Mets won the World Series. By February 1965, Mars looked like a lock, too. Each of the Mets’ first three seasons of ...
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 ...
Los Angeles County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Juvenile Monet S’Mone Fennell, Last Seen on W. 105th Street ...
PHOENIX — Jesse Owens was a record-breaking athlete who gained international fame, breaking barriers in the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. But for Gina Hemphill-Strachan, the Medal of Freedom ...
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 ...