Luz Long Quote

Someday find my son...tell him about how things can be between men on this Earth."--A Letter to Jesse Owens

Luz Long

Someday find my son...tell him about how things can be between men on this Earth."--A Letter to Jesse Owens

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About Luz Long

Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long (27 April 1913 – 14 July 1943) was a German Olympic long jumper who won the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and had a friendship with Jesse Owens, who won the gold medal in that event.
Luz Long won the German long jump championship six times: in 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939.
Long was killed while serving in the German Army during World War II.