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Owens pierced a myth

By Larry Schwartz
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 30, 2000

"This was the guy that tweaked Hitler's mustache. This is the guy who showed the master race they were the minor race. Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then on," says Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Murray on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon in 1935 would be the accomplishment of a lifetime. In 45 minutes, he established three world records and tied another. But that was merely an appetizer for Owens. In o ...

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