adidas - Today would have been Jesse Owens' 100th Birthday. This adidas sprint shoe was made for Jesse way back in 1936. Find out more about his story and other legendary icons
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adidas Basketball Black History Month x Jesse Owens Collection honors legend's golden glory - Hardwood and Hollywood
![The Adidas cleats Jesse Owens wore in the 1936 Olympics Photo courtesy of "Rise of the Sneaker Culture" exhibit | Sneakers, Adidas cleats, Jesse owens The Adidas cleats Jesse Owens wore in the 1936 Olympics Photo courtesy of "Rise of the Sneaker Culture" exhibit | Sneakers, Adidas cleats, Jesse owens](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/7a/ed/f7/7aedf7a16a43add8b7c93e11c9ec27e3.jpg)
The Adidas cleats Jesse Owens wore in the 1936 Olympics Photo courtesy of "Rise of the Sneaker Culture" exhibit | Sneakers, Adidas cleats, Jesse owens
![Olympic history: Jesse Owens to Daley Thompson, the shoes that took athletes to the podium | Daily Mail Online Olympic history: Jesse Owens to Daley Thompson, the shoes that took athletes to the podium | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/18/article-2175334-0034376000000258-875_306x480.jpg)
Olympic history: Jesse Owens to Daley Thompson, the shoes that took athletes to the podium | Daily Mail Online
![TIL in the 1936 summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, Adi Dassler, founder of the new German company Adidas, asked african American athlete Jesse Owens to wear his new running shoes during the TIL in the 1936 summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, Adi Dassler, founder of the new German company Adidas, asked african American athlete Jesse Owens to wear his new running shoes during the](https://i.redd.it/6wy1v6zylhn91.jpg)
TIL in the 1936 summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, Adi Dassler, founder of the new German company Adidas, asked african American athlete Jesse Owens to wear his new running shoes during the
![Jesse Owens — An Afro-American Athlete Who Defied Hitler At 1936 Olympics | by Peter Preskar | Exploring History | Medium Jesse Owens — An Afro-American Athlete Who Defied Hitler At 1936 Olympics | by Peter Preskar | Exploring History | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*0EYHx-7XDn42TMjcF33Y0Q.jpeg)