Jesse Owens · every age

What was Jesse Owens doing at 28?

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

1. c. 1942

   Joined Ford in Detroit as a liaison for Black workers

   Taking over from his friend and former rival Willis Ward. He stayed until 1946.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

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