![Jesse Owens | Olympic Nicknames: Great Athletic Monikers, From 'Pocket Hercules' to 'Baby Horse' | TIME.com Jesse Owens | Olympic Nicknames: Great Athletic Monikers, From 'Pocket Hercules' to 'Baby Horse' | TIME.com](https://olympics.time.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/07/3093216.jpg?w=600)
Jesse Owens | Olympic Nicknames: Great Athletic Monikers, From 'Pocket Hercules' to 'Baby Horse' | TIME.com
![TIL in the 1936 summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, Adi Dassler, founder of the new German company Adidas, asked african American athlete Jesse Owens to wear his new running shoes during the TIL in the 1936 summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, Adi Dassler, founder of the new German company Adidas, asked african American athlete Jesse Owens to wear his new running shoes during the](https://i.redd.it/6wy1v6zylhn91.jpg)
TIL in the 1936 summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, Adi Dassler, founder of the new German company Adidas, asked african American athlete Jesse Owens to wear his new running shoes during the
![The Adidas cleats Jesse Owens wore in the 1936 Olympics Photo courtesy of "Rise of the Sneaker Culture" exhibit | Sneakers, Adidas cleats, Jesse owens The Adidas cleats Jesse Owens wore in the 1936 Olympics Photo courtesy of "Rise of the Sneaker Culture" exhibit | Sneakers, Adidas cleats, Jesse owens](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7a/ed/f7/7aedf7a16a43add8b7c93e11c9ec27e3.jpg)