Beverly Owens Prather and Marlene Owens Rankin admired their father’s values in sports and beyond Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis/Getty Jesse Owens’ daughters didn't know he was famous. The world ...
1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4×100 relay at the Berlin Games. The record time of 39.8 seconds lasts for ...
There has been a push to educate CMSD students about the rich history of many of its schools, especially in sports. Fitzpatrick said he believes the jerseys and Jesse Owens, are great topics to begin ...