JESSE OWENS

“ Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it , showcase it and you’ll start believing in it.”

Jesse was born in Oakville, Alabama on September 12, 1913.

Jesse had eight siblings.

Jesse’s family lived on another man’s land and shared with him their small crop of corn and cotton.

On July 5 , 1935, Jesse married Ruth

Solomon.

Jesse and Ruth had three daughters

Gloria , Marlene , Beverly.

Jesse said that he hated to sit or

stand still.

Jesse went to Ohio State University in

Columbus for college.

Jesse’s dad was hit by a

taxi and broke his leg.

Jesse’s family lived in a drafty

shack in Oakville, Alabama.

In 1980, Jesse died on March 31st in Tucson, Arizona

because he had lung disease.