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	Birth name: James Cleveland Owens Name change: Jesse Owens Nickname: The Buckeye Bullet Birth date: September 12, 1913 Birth place: Oakville, Alabama Death date: March 31, 1980 Death place: Tucson, Arizona Burial: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL Height: 5'10" Weight: 165 lbs. Hair color: Black Eye color: Brown High school: Cleveland East Technical High School College: Ohio State University College sports: Track and field Occupation: Track star, sports promoter, motivational speaker Parents: Henry and Emma Owens Siblings: Six brothers and sisters Spouse: Ruth Children: Gloria, Beverly and Marlene Did you know? - Owens was the son of a sharecropper and the grandson of a slave. - He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. - Jesse was voted the greatest track and field star for the first half of the 20th century in 1950 by the Associated Press. - A street in Berlin was renamed in his honor. - After achieving success in the 1950s, Jesse would go on to purchase one new car every year for the rest of his life, as well as large homes for both himself and his parents. - After the Olympics, he worked to benefit other people and would often lend his name to advertisers for their products.
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