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Olympic broad jump champion Jesse Owens shows his old form for benefit of the photographer at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City where he was honored on October 12, 1954, with other athletes at banquet for the all-time U.S. Olympic Games track and field team. In 1936 at Berlin, Germany, Jesse set records in winning the Olympic 100 and 200-meter runs and the broad jump. Banquet opened National Olympic Day drive to obtain public backing for U.S. team participation in the 1955 Pan American and 1956 Olympic games. (Photo mby mMarty Lederhandler/AP Photo)
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