jesse owens

Jesse owens story

James Cleveland Owens

• Born: September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama
• Son of sharecropper , grandson of slaves.
• difficult childhood, lack of money
• moving to Cleveland when he turns 9
• origins of "jesse" , J.C

jesse owens as a child

Sports career in United States

• coach, professor Charles Riley spotted him
• Training ,School, Work
• 1935 Big Ten championships , broke 4 world records in 45 minutes

pics of jesse during the big ten

1936 Olympics games

• Nazi olympic games ,Superiority of "white race"
• Jesse wins 4 gold medals
• friendship with luz long , a german
• hitler refuses to shake his hand
• Jesse ruined the plans of hitler

• victory in the 200 metre race

Jesse Owens with Luz Long

Life after olympics games

• He was very poor
• worked in gas station
• runs against horses, dogs and cars
• Franklin Roosevelt does not felicitate him
• died in 1980

Jesse Owens lining up against a horse