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George II

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5. Seeing the picture of Jesse Owens brings to mind the story of Owens and German long jumper...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon Sep 25, 2017, 01:11 PM

Sep 2017

....Luz Long.

He noticed something in Owens' approach in the long jump and advised Owens about it. Owens corrected it, won the Gold Medal and Long finished second.

Long was a white German in Nazi Germany, probably risked his life for even talking to Owens.

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Just a few pictures of how long this shit has been going on, mostly to no good outcome. [View all] Stinky The Clown Sep 2017 OP

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Seeing the picture of Jesse Owens brings to mind the story of Owens and German long jumper... George II Sep 2017 #5

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Yes, they became friends and sadly Long was killed in the war. A nice but sad story overall. George II Sep 2017 #10

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