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Who is Jesse Owens?
An African American runner
Where did Jesse attend college?
What was the name of Jesse's wife?
Ruth
True or False: Jesse Owens had a scholarship to Ohio State University.
False. He had to work to pay his tuition.
True or False: The president congratulated Jesse after the Olympics because he was a brave African American for participating in the Olympics.
false
True or False: Jesse Owens had nine siblings.
True
Charley Paddock
Who was Jesse Owen's track coach at OSU?
Larry Snyder
Later in life, what career became one of Jesse Owens's greatest successes?
Who was at the Olympics that did not want Jesse there? (Specific name)
Hitler
What year or month did Jesse Owens die?
March 31, 1980
What year did Jesse Owens compete / win the Olympics?
1936
How did Jesse Owens get the name Jesse?
When Jesse was 9 and moved to Cleveland, his new teacher misheard his southern accent and thought he said his name was “Jesse” instead of “J.C.”
What did Jesse Owens suffer from as a child?
pneumonia
What did Jesse Owens die from?
lung cancer
How many children did Jesse and Ruth Owens have?
3 daughters: Gloria, Marlene, and Beverly
At which event did Jesse Owens set three world records and tie a fourth in less than an hour?
What was Jesse's nickname at OSU?
The Buckeye Bullet
What message did Adolf Hitler hope the 1936 Berlin Olympics would send?
Hitler hoped that German athletes would win and he could prove his theory of racial superiority.
Did Jesse smoke? If so how much did he smoke a day?
Yes, he smoked a pack a day
What organization came to see Jesse and his family to dissuade him from competing in the Olympics?
NAACP
Jesse wore a pair of shoes from shoemaker Adi Dassler that would later found which famous brand?
Adidas
What is Jesse Owens actual name? (first or last doesn't have to be both)
James Cleveland
Where did his career start off?
East Technical High School in Cleveland, Ohio
Which event was Jesse Owens NOT originally scheduled to compete in at the 1936 Olympics?
4x100 meter relay