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Jesse Owen's Timeline

By Brenden D.

  • Jesse is born

    Jesse is born
    Jesse Owen is born in Oakville,Alabma
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    Jesse's life

    Jesse is born in Oakville, Alabama and he died from cancer in March of 1980 in Tucson, Arizona.

  • J.C. or Jesse

    J.C. or Jesse
    when Jesse and his famliy moved to Cleveland,OH were J.C. went to school and one of his insturtors,unable to decipher his thick southern accent believed the young athlete said his name was "Jesse" when he in fact had said "J.C".

  • Gets married

    Gets married
    Jesse and his wife get married and her name was Minnie Ruth.

  • Jesse in high school

    Jesse in high school
    Jesse won 3 track and field events at the 1933 National interscholasitc Championships.

  • The nickname

    The nickname
    Jesse Owens gets the nick name the "Buckeye Bullet "at the BIg Ten Championships in 1935.

  • Jesse in Collage

    Jesse in Collage
    While competing at ohio state University. Jesse equaled one world record and broke three others.

  • Jesse Owen's after collage

    Jesse Owen's after collage
    biography of Jesse OwenJesse wins 4 Gold medals at the Olympic games in Berlin.

  • Following the 1936 games

    Following the 1936 games
    following the games Jesse retires.

  • Jesse poster of him with the Globetrotters

    Jesse poster of him with the Globetrotters
    globetrotters jesse plays with the Globetrotters.

  • jesse's death

    jesse's death
    Jesse Owen died from cancer