He was the first American to win four track and field medals in one Olympics. The performance in Berlin in 1936 made him both an Olympic hero and a lasting symbol of black pride. His father was a sharecropper and his grandfather a slave. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Owens bolting down the track during the 1936 Olympics, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Bob - My best to you always, Jesse Owens 36 Olympics.” In fine condition, with a few light bends and creases. LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
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