1936 Olympics star Jesse Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, March 3, 2009 · 50-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between April 1999 and March 2009.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 3, 2009 · 50-Down · 5 letters
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United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
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