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 ...

A look back at the amazing feats of Jesse owens, winning four gold medals in Berlin in 1936 and defying the hatred of Hitler at the same time.

Perhaps the most famous incident occurred after Jesse Owens ... and relay—achievements that can all be viewed below. After ...

She says with time her father came to realise the magnitude of his achievements: For a time at least I was the most famous person in the entire world Jesse Owens "He loved what he did in the 1936 ...

BERLIN - 1936 : Jesse Owens of the USA in action in the ... committees" and talked to William Baker, who wrote a biography of Owens. "It wasn’t until the first gold medal sold," Albert DeVito ...

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 ...