Jesse Owens, born in Oakville, Alabama, in 1913, was a track and field athlete who became a global icon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. As an African American comp ...

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 ...

He replied "J.C." She heard "Jesse," and that became his name. Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics. In high school, Jesse Owens became a track star, tying the world record in the ...