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Atlanta Falcons players to see video about Jesse Owens' feats at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Coach Raheem Morris aims to inspire Falcons players by highlighting Jesse Owens' four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, emphasizing historical pride and resilience against Nazi ideology.
- On Friday, Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris prepared a video for players to show at Union Berlin training center ahead of their game against Indianapolis Colts at Olympiastadion, Berlin.
- Morris said the video aimed to give players historical context and pride in Jesse Owens' 1936 Berlin Olympics achievements, where Owens won four gold medals challenging Nazi racial claims.
- Morris highlighted Owens leading 18 Black U.S. athletes who won 14 medals at Olympiastadion, and said the video will affect how players focus on Drake London, who had three touchdowns last week.
- Preparing for Sauce Gardner, Raheem Morris said 'a lot of our guys will take advantage if they don't' as Morris expects the two-time All-Pro to impact Sunday.
- Noting historical amnesia, Raheem Morris, Atlanta Falcons coach, said many forget those eras and joked he won’t try German phrases like danke, which his daughter Amaya said he said wrong.
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Atlanta Falcons players to see video about Jesse Owens' feats at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris has put together a video to make sure his players are up to speed on Jesse Owens’ accomplishments at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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Falcons coach Morris to show video about Jesse Owens' 1936 Berlin feats
BERLIN — Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris has prepared a video to show his players in case they need to brush up on Jesse Owens’ accomplishments at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens, who was Black, won four gold medals in front of Adolf Hitler to thwart Nazi claims of Aryan racial supremacy at the same stadium where the Falcons will face the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. “I put together a little video for them tonight to show them,” Morris said…
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