Perhaps the most famous incident occurred after Jesse Owens, a track star from Alabama, took the gold in the 200-meter sprint ...

the youngest of 10 children of an Alabama sharecropper, would win four gold medals to deliver the ultimate repudiation of that vision. Jesse Owens’ place among the icons of sport is indelible.

Jesse Owens, an American, son of slaves on a cotton farm in Alabama, had already become champion in the 100 meters when on August 4, 1936, they met in front of the sandbox of the Olympic Stadium ...

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 ...

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 ...