Sept.12,1913 Jesse Owens is born.
1922 Jesse and his family moves to Cleveland,Ohio.
1928 Owens sets his first records in the high jump and long jump at Fairmount Junior High School
1930 Owens enrolls into Cleveland’s East Technical School.
1932 Owens competes in the Midwestern preliminary trials at Northwestern University. Owens loses all three events in which he competes.
1932 Owens competes in the Midwestern trials at Northwestern University. Owens loses all three events in which he competes.
1935 Owens sets world records in the 220-yard dash, 220-yard low hurdles and the long jump in less than one hour.
1936 Owens participates in the Olympic tryout finals in New York, winning all three of his events.
1936 Owens wins four gold medals in the Olympic Games. He sets new world records in the 200 meter race (20.7 seconds), long jump (26 feet, 5 ¼ inches), and 400 meter relay (39.8 seconds), while tying the world record for 100 meter dash (10.3 seconds).
Owens wins four gold medals in the Olympic Games. He sets new world records in the 200 meter race (20.7 seconds), long jump (26 feet, 5 ¼ inches), and 400 meter relay (39.8 seconds), while tying the world record for 100 meter dash (10.3 seconds).
1949 Owens and his family move to Chicago, where he establishes a public relations agency.
1953 Owens is appointed secretary of Illinois' State Athletic Commission.
1974 Owens is inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame.
1979 Owens, a lifetime smoker, is diagnosed with lung cancer.
1980 March 31Owens dies at the age of 66.
1984 The Jesse Owens Memorial Plaza is dedicated outside of Ohio Stadium.
1922 Jesse and his family moves to Cleveland,Ohio.
1928 Owens sets his first records in the high jump and long jump at Fairmount Junior High School
1930 Owens enrolls into Cleveland’s East Technical School.
1932 Owens competes in the Midwestern preliminary trials at Northwestern University. Owens loses all three events in which he competes.
1932 Owens competes in the Midwestern trials at Northwestern University. Owens loses all three events in which he competes.
1935 Owens sets world records in the 220-yard dash, 220-yard low hurdles and the long jump in less than one hour.
1936 Owens participates in the Olympic tryout finals in New York, winning all three of his events.
1936 Owens wins four gold medals in the Olympic Games. He sets new world records in the 200 meter race (20.7 seconds), long jump (26 feet, 5 ¼ inches), and 400 meter relay (39.8 seconds), while tying the world record for 100 meter dash (10.3 seconds).
Owens wins four gold medals in the Olympic Games. He sets new world records in the 200 meter race (20.7 seconds), long jump (26 feet, 5 ¼ inches), and 400 meter relay (39.8 seconds), while tying the world record for 100 meter dash (10.3 seconds).
1949 Owens and his family move to Chicago, where he establishes a public relations agency.
1953 Owens is appointed secretary of Illinois' State Athletic Commission.
1974 Owens is inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame.
1979 Owens, a lifetime smoker, is diagnosed with lung cancer.
1980 March 31Owens dies at the age of 66.
1984 The Jesse Owens Memorial Plaza is dedicated outside of Ohio Stadium.