KP141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Jesse Owens, Heavyweight Champ, 1936 Summer Olympics
10 Jul 2019
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Professional baseball team lose the world series intentionally. One of the guy who took money was called shoeless joe best baseball player of all time. One of jack dempsey"s fights was worth 1 million. British instituted athletics because they wanted to make better people. 1932: babe didrikson wins aau and t&f team champion then 2 gold / 1 silver at. First female athlete that people can say they know. 1934: radio rights to world series sold for . 1 m. Invested in stadiums and arenas to try and end the great depression. 1936: jesse owens 4 golds at *berlin olympics. Jesse was a hero on the global stage but lived in poverty at home. World war 2 (1939-1945) - usa enters 1941. 1941: hank greenberg enlists in us air force. Left in the height of his career to enlist in the war. President of the united states pleaded for people to keep playing sport.
