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. Color 17 x 21 print of Owens saluting from the gold medal podium in the 1936 Olympics as German athletes and officials salute with straight arms, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Roy - My best wishes to a man that is friend of all mankind - Jesse Owens 3-17-76.” Double matted and framed to an overall size of 26 x 31. In fine condition, with slight contrast to signature and inscription due to background and irregular adhesion. LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA. Oversized.
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