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Why did they call Jesse Owens Jesse?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 9/27/2023

He is called Jesse Owens because his elementary teacher misinterpreted his name when he told her his name was "J.C" (Initials for James Cleveland) for his heavy Alabama accent made it sound like "Jesse". From then on, he was known as Jesse Owens.

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