![TIL: Jesse Owens was sponsored by Nazi brothers, who founded both Adidas and Puma. Adolf Dassler drove from Bavaria to the 1936 Olympics and persuaded Owens to use them, the first sponsorship TIL: Jesse Owens was sponsored by Nazi brothers, who founded both Adidas and Puma. Adolf Dassler drove from Bavaria to the 1936 Olympics and persuaded Owens to use them, the first sponsorship](https://external-preview.redd.it/WDRNBtXvUtAW2hZEELFXNEwc9LPF8gxpMlMh1FT2o9M.jpg?auto=webp&s=15703367719521f4703c35c645f8c4f33a09a566)
TIL: Jesse Owens was sponsored by Nazi brothers, who founded both Adidas and Puma. Adolf Dassler drove from Bavaria to the 1936 Olympics and persuaded Owens to use them, the first sponsorship
![Athletics - Berlin Olympic Games 1936 - Men's 1500m Final. New Zealand's Jack Lovelock (l) wins gold from USA's Glenn Cunningham (c) and Italy's Luigi Beccali (r Stock Photo - Alamy Athletics - Berlin Olympic Games 1936 - Men's 1500m Final. New Zealand's Jack Lovelock (l) wins gold from USA's Glenn Cunningham (c) and Italy's Luigi Beccali (r Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GBF0TR/athletics-berlin-olympic-games-1936-mens-1500m-final-GBF0TR.jpg)
Athletics - Berlin Olympic Games 1936 - Men's 1500m Final. New Zealand's Jack Lovelock (l) wins gold from USA's Glenn Cunningham (c) and Italy's Luigi Beccali (r Stock Photo - Alamy
![How with 4 Olympics golds, Jesse Owens ran Hitler out of his Aryan supremacy theory | Research News,The Indian Express How with 4 Olympics golds, Jesse Owens ran Hitler out of his Aryan supremacy theory | Research News,The Indian Express](https://images.indianexpress.com/2021/07/EResearch-card-Jesse-Owens.jpg?w=389)