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I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted. I wasn't invited to shake hands with <a href="/people/197/000025122/">Hitler</a>, but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either." </blockquote><p><b>Father:</b> Henry Owens (sharecropper)<br><b>Mother:</b> Emma Owens<br><b>Wife:</b> Ruth Solomon (m. 10-Aug-1935, until his death, three children)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Marlene<br><p> High School: Cleveland East Tech High School, Cleveland, OH<br> University: <a href="/edu/552/000068348/">Ohio State University</a><br><p> <a href="/honors/487/000032391/">Olympic Gold Medal</a> 1936 (four medals)<br> <a href="/honors/906/000166408/">Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)</a> 1936<br> <a href="/honors/191/000166690/">Alabama Sports Hall of Fame</a> 1970<br> <a href="/honors/482/000045347/">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> 1976<br> <a href="/honors/802/000070592/">US Olympic Hall of Fame</a> <br> <a href="/event/714/000363622/">Traveled to Nazi Germany</a> Munich Olympics (1936)<br> <a href="/event/720/000206102/">Ticker-Tape Parade</a> 1936<br> <a href="/lists/919/000095634/">Asteroid Namesake</a> 6758 Jesseowens<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/582/000378445/">Salute (17-Jul-2008)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.jesseowens.com/" target=_blank>http://www.jesseowens.com/</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>The Jesse Owens Story</i> (<tt>1970</tt>)<br><p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=70604" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>