Years before World War II, years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major Leagues Baseball, Cleveland's Jesse Owens was there, and winning, even as the underside of fame was often ...

But Noah Lyles, the reigning 100m Olympic Gold medalist, like legend Jesse Owens, is calling for his place in the sneaker ...

Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from ... In 1974, he was inducted as a charter member of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. In 1978, Owens received the Roy Wilkens Award from ...

PHOENIX — Jesse Owens was a record-breaking athlete who gained international fame, breaking barriers in the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. But for Gina Hemphill-Strachan, the Medal of Freedom ...