Location 1896 - 1936:

1. Photo - 100 Meter Race - Olympics - Wykoff places 4th -  Owens 1st / Metcalfe 2nd USA.

OWENS, Jesse: (Sprinter - 4 Gold Olympic medals - 1936)

1.  100 Meter Final - 1936 Olympic Tryouts Two newspaper photographs splitting  full page images of Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Frank Wykoff, Sam Stoller, and Marty Glickman in placement (replaced photo to newspaper coverage -- added 2-17-04)

2.  Owens is depicted in a Mullin Predicts Cartoon to be a winner in the 1936 Olympics.  

3.  Columnist Claude Newman's - For What It's Worth -- 1936 Olympic Expectations (added 2-13-04)

5.    "Jesse Owens is Great" sayeth Frank Wykoff in published  letter to his (Wykoff's) parents while in Berlin awaiting to  compete in the 100 Meter Race.

6.   Wykoff places fourth in 100 Meter Relay - Owens 1st.     

7.  Newspaper: USA 400 Meter Relay (Wykoff- Draper-Metcalfe-Owens) team -- World Record.

8. Owens is mentioned in an excerpt of a newspaper article entitled "Wykoff Star of Yank Sprint Win -- Frankie Gains Six Meters During Anchor Lap." (added 11-08-03)

9.  Action newspaper photographs of Jesse Owens passing Baton to Ralph Metcalfe entitled -- "American Relay Off to a Fast Start.  (added 11-08-03)

10.  Newspaper photographs of Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, and Frank Wykoff in "Speed Their Business."  (added 11-08-03)

11. Jesse Owens  newspaper photo is featured in:  "Blazing Desire = Golden Moments." -- Olympic Gold  1936 (added 1-10-04)

12. Victorious Athletes 1936 Olympics (2-11-04)

13.  Newspaper - Wykoff named Jesse Owens as  one of  his top foes in 100-yard Races (1958 interview reflections)

14.  1960  (April) - Newspaper article - Jesse Owens & Frank Wykoff promise to help the Olympic Committee raise funds for the 1960 U.S.A. Olympic team.   Olympics to be held in Rome, Italy. (unavailable)

15. Sprint Kings, Frank Wykoff and Jesse Owens show Juvenile Hall kids on starting techniques.

16. Olympic Champions, Frank Wykoff and Jesse Owens are photographed while they were clowning around at Helms Hall Athletic Foundation in April 1960 while Owens was visiting Los Angeles to help raise funds for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

17.  Jesse Owens is mentioned in an article (1959):  "The Saga of Sprinting"   written by Ted Hasapes reviewing Frank Wykoff's athletic life

18.  Jesse Owens is mentioned in a 1968 ARTICLE (reprint) - Photographs by Larry Bartlett - Article by Jack Levitan - Post-Advocate Sports Writer - "Wykoff: track great looks fondly back" .  Levitan published a summary of Frank Wykoff's athletic life and pursuits up to the then up-coming 1968 Olympics

19.  Jesse Owens is special guest at Frank Wykoff's make-shift induction into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.

20.  TRIBUTE TO JESSE OWENS

21.  The Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Tree at Rhodes High School - Cleveland, Ohio.

22.  Guest Book:  John D. Evans poetic tribute to Jesse Owens ..."Run, Jesse, Run!" (added 3-28-06)
 

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