Jesse Owens

Mark Puot

Birth – Date and Place

• September 12,1913

• Danville, Alabama

Family

• Jesse Owens family was very poor.

• There was twelve children in the family, including Jesse Owens.

• Parents - Henry and Emma Owens

Early Childhood Life

• He was the seventh of twelve children

• He began picking crops at age seven

• He was very thin and frail

• He was born in Danville, Alabama

Education

• East Technical High School

• Ohio State

Accomplishments and Awards

• Olympic Committee Hall of Fame

• Associated Press Athlete of the Year

• Induction into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame

Obstacles Jesse Owens Overcame

• 1936 – people called him names at the Berlin Olympics

• As a child Jesse Owens was suffering pneumonia

Why I think Jesse Owens is a hero

• Because he is a American track star and he won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and he put forth so much effort and perseverance for all those gold medals.

Famous Quotes

• “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality It takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, discipline, and effort.”

Death – Date and Place

• Tucson Arizona March 31,1980

Other Interesting Facts

• Moved to Ohio when he was nine years old

• Jesse Owens ties world record in 100 yard dash

Bibliography

• www.jesseowens.com/about (10-18-2010)

• www.usatf.org (10-25-10)

• www.biography.com /Jesse Owens 10-27-10

• Tony Gentry Grolier; Jesse Owens Champion athlete