Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Plaza Dedication

 Jesse Owens was a true hero disproving Hitler’s Aryan myth and one of the greatest athletes of all time.  Not only the 4 golds in Berlin but perhaps the best 45 minutes in history when he set 4 world records at a track meet in Ann Arbor in that short time frame. 

 Cleveland played an important part of Jesse's life. At the age of nine, Jesse and his family moved to Cleveland from Alabama and first came to national attention when he was a student of East Tech and practiced at Rhodes High Schools in Cleveland and later attended Ohio State University.  

Pictures and videos of the Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Plaza dedication 

How far could you jump?  In this video we see Jesse Owens’ Gold Medal, world –record long jump length of 26 feet and 5” marked on the track.  It’s amazing to think he jumped/flew that far. 

Cleveland Cavaliers Championship Parade – Street Level – Part 1

The real Cavaliers Championship Parade from East 9th Street just south of Superior.  Part 1.

Wall to wall crowds, Mounted Police clearing street, a selfie, UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic, Ohio State University marching band and Urban Meyer, Thad Motta and AD Gene Smith, Sir CC from the Cavaliers and the Calder Cup champions Lake Erie Monsters.


See the entire Cavs Parade

Lithuanian Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas is a Buckeye

Linas Linkevicius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, visited Cleveland and made a stop at the Lithuanian Parish St Casimir.  He was joined by Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas who told how he completed his Master’s Studies in Economic Sciences at Ohio State University and is a Buckeye.

http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/lithuanian/lithuanian.htm