Was invited back to Berlin in the 1960s, to the same stadium where he'd
won his Olympic medals, and was given a hero's welcome. The mayor
addressed him: "The last time you were here,
Adolf Hitler refused to
shake your hand. Today, I'm proud to give you both of mine." Owens and
the mayor embraced, then Owens ran one last ceremonial lap around the
track, with the crowd cheering.
