Inside the Big-Money Post-Olympics Speaking Circuit

Inside the huge lecture – News Day Express

In 1938, one of the world’s most famous athletes opened a laundry business. The Jesse Owens Dry Cleaning Company in Cleveland demonstrated how difficult it was for Olympians of the time to turn world triumph into a steady income: in 1939, Owens filed for bankruptcy. In the 1930s, the constraints of amateurism and the oppression [...] Source

Inside the Big-Money Post-Olympics Speaking Circuit

In 1938, one of the world’s most famous athletes opened a laundry business. Jesse Owens Dry Cleaning Company in Cleveland proved how difficult it could be for Olympians of his day to turn global triumph into a steady paycheck. In 1939, Owens filed for bankruptcy. Limited by the strictures of amateurism and the oppression that […]