[odawg]

Yes, he evidently was a great athlete. But how many Americans lost their lives in Europe and Germany in WWII? Which ones sacrificed more?

[Bigtigermike]

Jesse Owens in the Berlin Olympics in 1930s was a seminal moment in history as well as all Americans who fought and died in WWII. Not putting a sporting event on the same level as fighting in war but both of these events were significant in history. Period.

[Hot Tabasco]

Yes, he evidently was a great athlete. But how many Americans lost their lives in Europe and Germany in WWII? Which ones sacrificed more?

Nobody's disputing that, you're reading too much into this story bro.............lighten up