Few Clevelanders carry such weight simply when you say their name. But Jesse Owens remains one of the most revered Olympic ...

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 ...

Six weeks after Jesse Owens enjoyed his stunning day of days, accumulating six world records in the space of 45 minutes at ...

The year Owens died, the City of Tucson opened a park, featuring a swimming pool, baseball fields, and a playground, in his name on the East Side, off of Sarnoff Avenue. The Ohio State University ...

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 ...