Noun
United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
Source: WordNetI met Jesse Owens once. He was a remarkable individual, and I have tremendous respect for what he did in the Olympics under the circumstances. Lee Trevino
We'd get into these little towns and tell 'em to get out the fastest guy in town and Jesse Owens would spot him ten yards and beat him. Jesse Owens
I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse and he's one of my heroes so I'm not going to say it was a silly stunt. I know too much about horses. They're highly unreliable and they've got brains the size of golf balls. Sebastian Coe
American Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the sprint and long jump events. Source: Internet
Celebrities who visited during the expo included crooner Rudy Vallee and his band; hometown hero, Olympian Jesse Owens; and the world's most-famous munchkin, Meinhardt Raabe, who was still a few years away from his "Wizard of Oz" fame. Source: Internet
“Herb is the reason we’re all here, because he built this camaraderie among all of us with the Jesse Owens Award. Source: Internet