Quote Originally Posted by GreyDragon View Post
I (sincerely) appreciate the info on Owens you provided above.
I always suspected that Owens treatment in his own country was likely almost as bad as anything he received while in Germany. Your reference seems to confirm it.
And I see how you can comment that there is fact and myth in the Owens/Hitler story.
Thanks again for this.
Owens was treated far better in Germany than at home.

For the 2 weeks of the games Owens was the biggest story in Germany. Headlining all the media and for the first (and only) time pushing Hitler off the front page. German's couldn't get enough of him. Heck, if you watch the 100 race it's a German runner who's first to congratulate him. There's always a little myth involved as propaganda tends to work both ways.