Jesse Owens ... broad jump then). At Ohio State, he was not a good student but he was easily the swiftest on the track. Two weeks before the 1935 Big Ten Championships, Owens was involved in ...

The photograph depicts Jesse Owens in Cleveland on August 25 ... and long jumped 24 feet, 9-1/2 inches. At Ohio State University, while working his way through college, he won a record eight ...