Jesse Owens gives historic interview on the Tonight Show - 1968

Behold this rare segment of the Tonight Show during the height of Olympic fever back in 1968 - when Olympic Champion Jesse Owens remembered his own 1936 experience - and his very important words that resonate to this day. FYI: This came from a tape I won on eBay many years ago - and has since been donated to UCLA Film & Television Archives.

Jesse Owens: In The Lion's Den
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Jesse Owens: In The Lion's Den

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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Jesse Owens
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Jesse Owens

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