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James Cleveland Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama, on September 12, 1913. Jesse attended Ohio State University for college. It all started on September 12, 1913 in the rural areas of Oakville, Alabama. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was in power there. His achievements were important for himself and for many other people at the time. Nazi banners draped the sports field. Jesse Owens married Minnie Ruth Solomon in 1935. Owens, the 10th and last child of a pair of poor sharecroppers, was a sickly child. While at Ohio State, Jesse was the best track and field athlete in the NCAA. This was the day when Mary Emma Owens gave birth to James Cleveland Owens, who would very soon begin to go by "J.C.". She was married to Cal Owens, a general contractor in Los Angeles, who died earlier. His family later moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in search of better opportunities. They had three children, Gloria, Marlene, and Beverly. Thibault Grabherr They came to California from Missouri in 1926. Left to Right: Daughters Marlene Owens Rankin (youngest), Gloria Owens Hemphill (oldest) and Beverly Owens Prather (middle).

But Owens proved that they were wrong. Where did Jesse Owens go to college? Jesse … Jesse Owens's childhood was extremely difficult compared to those of today's American children. African American track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games . Welcome Summary of the Buckeye Bullet Birth name: James Cleveland Owens Name change: Jesse Owens Nickname: The Buckeye Bullet Born: September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama Died: March 31, 1980 in Tucson, Arizona Buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL Height: 5'10" Weight: 165 lbs. Nazi banners draped the sports field. The Games were held in Berlin, Germany. The Nazis believed white athletes were best. He won eight individual championships in two years. At a 1935 Big Ten track meet in Michigan, Jesse had perhaps the greatest set of track and field events in the history of track.