Jessie Owens' Greatest Rival
So ESPN has an amazing article(click here)with some history that every sprinter in T&F needs to know. You certainly will have a different viewpoint after reading. So many interesting and eye opening facts.
"Jessie Owens was chain-smoker since the 40s and died off lung cancer in 1980 when aged 66"
The article delves deeply into a little know rivalry between a man named Peacock and Owens. Some say he even feared Peacock..
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