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Name of person: James Cleveland Owens or Jesse Owens

Born: Sept.12,1913

Hometown:Oakland,Alabama



Best Known For: Olympics:Track and Field

Biography:Jesse Owens was born September 12,1913.He grew up on a poor sharecroppers farm.He moved to Cleveland,Ohio at age 9 in search of a better life.While there he went to Bolton Elementary.There somebody noticed how good he could run........Coach Riley the running coach at the highschool.From then on Jesse had running practice every day.After highschool Jesse went to Ohio State University.At Ohio State Jesse got on the track team.He won alot of races.After a while of being on the track team Jesse got kicked of because his grades weren't high enough.Jesse studied hard and got back on the team.In 1936

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Quotes:" We all have dreams but in order to make those dreams come into reality it takes alot of determinatioin,dedication,self-discipline and effort."

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