Jesse Owens · every age

What was Jesse Owens doing at 23?

Four golds in Berlin at 22, then raced horses for a living

1. c. 1937

   Raced against horses and cars for money

   He also toured with a jazz band and later ran a dry-cleaning business that went bankrupt.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Acme News Photos (1936), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source