American Jesse Owens’ achievements at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin – he won four gold medals in the 100 meters, the 200m, the 4x100m relay and the long jump – made him a track and field great. Those ...

The 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, hosted by a freshly appointed Adolf Hitler, were filled with historic moments in both sports and geopolitics. It was the first Olympic Games to be the subject of a ...

A basketball standout who mastered the gridiron without missing a single game, Cornell Green’s unprecedented versatility and five Pro Bowls demand a long-overdue place among Dallas legends. Roundtable ...

The 1936 Berlin Olympics was the start of a long-lasting bond between the families of American track and field legend Jesse Owens and German long jumper, Carl Ludwig Hermann "Luz" Long. Owens' ...

At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens has already won four gold medals when the 5,000 meters begins. The Finnish runners set the pace, and young American Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) falls far ...

BERLIN — Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris has prepared a video to show his players in case they need to brush up on Jesse Owens' accomplishments at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens, who was Black, ...

Eighty years after Jesse Owens won four medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, his daughter says Germany’s Nazi leader Adolf Hitler refused to shake her father’s hand. The controversial Berlin ...

BERLIN -- -- BERLIN -- One morning in August, an American got more attention for taking a lap around the track in Berlin's Olympic Stadium than many of his countrymen had in 70 years. He didn't run -- ...

BERLIN -- Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris has prepared a video to show his players in case they need to brush up on Jesse Owens' accomplishments at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens, who was Black, ...

This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 3, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Aug. 3, 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won ...

The Atlanta Falcons kicked off three straight weeks of primetime games Thursday night with a clash against the Green Bay Packers. Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo was one of many who lamented the NFL ...