Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler''s Olympics

jesse owens was an amazing man and an insperation to us all.

I am writing a report on my American hero, and Jesse Owens is the epitome of American heroes. This book was so helpful with writing my paper and the facts are astounding, I barely knew any of the facts that were in there, and they were really interesting. Go out and read this book!

do u have any imformational facts about him i could really use then becuz im in college and im doing a report in him and i have 2 pages but i need 5

Be sure to check out the MY HERO essay about Jesse Owens and the Related Links at the end of the story for more information about him:

http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=JesseOwens_fredericksburg_academy_03

-- The MY HERO Library Staff

Jesse Owens  was   a  great  runner. And  person,Because  he's    the  1# winner

wow nancy, you are lucky. My english teacher's grandpa was a man who competed in a spot in the olympic team. he lost but jesse owens won. and the rest is history. litterally. :)
-kp

YOURE SO LUCKY NANCY TO MEET SUCH A GREAT AND INFLUENTIAL MAN LIKE JESSE OWENS.

I met Jesse Owens in 1979! I was working at a print shop in Tampa, Florida and this old black man came strolling through the door with a bunch of old black and white picture and he asked me if I could reprint them and enlarge them for him. I started looking at all of the pictures and noticed he was a runner and asked him who was in the pictures. He said it was him, then proceeded to tell me his story. I was so shocked and amazed. He told me about going to the Olympics in Germany and how he kept winning medals and Hitler didn't like it and left. Wow! I couldn't believe what I was hearing. He obviously died shortly after that. The world is a better place for having him in it.