Before his first race as a Buckeye, Olympic legend Jesse Owens dazzled a Columbus crowd with a victory in the 100-yard dash at the 1933 Ohio State Fair.
A standout track star at the high school level, Owens maintained three national interscholastic records while dashing past the competition during his time at Cleveland East Tech. Due to his outstanding resume, alongside his pledge to compete for Ohio State during his college years, track and field enthusiasts sought every opportunity to watch Owens dominate on the track.
The planned race served as another reminder of Owens’ rising star, with the Ohio State Fair Board arranging the competition because “interest in Owens keen” according to the Despite consistent sub-10-second finishes in the 100-yard dash at several events during his high school, Owens was expected to face quite the challenge from the field of collegiate track stars as Bennett had previously registered a 9.5-second 100-yard dash while Richards and Stapf had completed the feat in 9.8 seconds prior to the clash at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. Owens, however, was coming off a 9.4-second performance in the competition during a meet in Chicago.
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