The finish of a race at Soldier Field in 1933. Jimmy Johnson is in the center, while Jesse Owens is to the extreme right. Photo: Garry Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
This week has been chock-full of Olympic trials as American athletes put their best foot forward to make the trip to Paris next month.
Flashback: Jesse Owens is one of the most famous Olympians in our country's history.
Yes, but: Before he stuck it to the Germans at the Berlin Games in 1936, he competed in the National Amateur Athletic Union Junior Track and Field Championships in 1933 right here in Chicago.
Yep, at the new(ish) coliseum called Soldier Field.
The intrigue: Even though Owens co-held the world record in the 100-yard dash, he didn't fare as well that day. Chicagoan Jimmy Johnson beat him in the 100-meter finals.
