Jesse Owens won four gold medals in track ... This could be called the "underside of fame." After performing at heroic levels for the United States at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, German Chancellor ...

After leaving the podium with their medals around their necks, he and Owens walked arm-in-arm towards the stands, taking in the applause of the 110,000-strong crowd.

Jesse Owens was an authentic ... "When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in the front of the bus," Owens said. "I had to go to the back door.

Berlin's Olympic stadium is best remembered for African American Jesse Owens four golds in 1936, amidst Nazi propaganda promoting "Aryan racial superiority". They've even named a road after him in ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance ... "When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in the front of the bus," Owens said.

Berlin's Olympic stadium is best remembered for African American Jesse Owens four golds in 1936, amidst Nazi propaganda promoting "Aryan racial superiority". They've even named a road after him in ...