Jesse Owens Research Paper
Garret Bachand
Dagmar Rossberg
English 1113
11/1/14
758
Jesse Owens Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest Olympians to ever come into the sport. Owens brought a contribution to not only America, but the world as well. Owens has broken many boundaries and won many awards in his journey. He has had the title over himself "fastest man ever.”
Henry and Emma Owens gave birth, on September 12, 1913, to James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens. He was a son of a sharecropper and a grandson to a slave. Jesse was the 7th kid born from nine children in the family. The Owens family would move from Alabama where Jesse was born and to Cleveland, Ohio. Everyone in Cleveland called him J.C., which is short for James Cleveland. Jesse told his school …show more content…
He started off by leaping in the air, clearing 6 feet on the high jump. This was before they changed the high jump where you could go over the bar with your back, which could possibly mean he could have leaped higher. The broad jump or long jump came next for Jesse he jumped 22 feet 11 ¾ inches, which very incredible for such a young boy. He won all major track events and the Ohio State Championship three consecutive times, which is remarkable. Jesse set many nationwide High School records like the 100 meter dash in 9.4 seconds and the 220 meter dash in 20.7 seconds. He also set his broad jump and high jump records as well. Since Jesse had a remarkable track career, it led to many colleges looking at him. Jesse chose Ohio State University and became buckeye. Even though Jesse did not get a scholarship, because Ohio State did not offer them a scholarship to track and field stars at the time. Jesse had to support his wife Ruth, so they could get through college. He was a restaurant server, elevator operator, worked at the library, he pumped gas and served a stint as a page in the Ohio statehouse. He worked all those jobs as well as juggling school and setting collegiate track records. This gave Jesse a big boost in confidence to enter the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. It was held when the Nazi’s were a big concern in Europe. Hitler was experimenting his theory of Aryan race to
Dagmar Rossberg
English 1113
11/1/14
758
Jesse Owens Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest Olympians to ever come into the sport. Owens brought a contribution to not only America, but the world as well. Owens has broken many boundaries and won many awards in his journey. He has had the title over himself "fastest man ever.”
Henry and Emma Owens gave birth, on September 12, 1913, to James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens. He was a son of a sharecropper and a grandson to a slave. Jesse was the 7th kid born from nine children in the family. The Owens family would move from Alabama where Jesse was born and to Cleveland, Ohio. Everyone in Cleveland called him J.C., which is short for James Cleveland. Jesse told his school …show more content…
He started off by leaping in the air, clearing 6 feet on the high jump. This was before they changed the high jump where you could go over the bar with your back, which could possibly mean he could have leaped higher. The broad jump or long jump came next for Jesse he jumped 22 feet 11 ¾ inches, which very incredible for such a young boy. He won all major track events and the Ohio State Championship three consecutive times, which is remarkable. Jesse set many nationwide High School records like the 100 meter dash in 9.4 seconds and the 220 meter dash in 20.7 seconds. He also set his broad jump and high jump records as well. Since Jesse had a remarkable track career, it led to many colleges looking at him. Jesse chose Ohio State University and became buckeye. Even though Jesse did not get a scholarship, because Ohio State did not offer them a scholarship to track and field stars at the time. Jesse had to support his wife Ruth, so they could get through college. He was a restaurant server, elevator operator, worked at the library, he pumped gas and served a stint as a page in the Ohio statehouse. He worked all those jobs as well as juggling school and setting collegiate track records. This gave Jesse a big boost in confidence to enter the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. It was held when the Nazi’s were a big concern in Europe. Hitler was experimenting his theory of Aryan race to