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Up in the stands of Olympic Stadium was an 81-year-old man who, by his own admission, was "bawling like a baby." Fritz Pollard had been on the '36 Olympic team with Jesse Owens, winning the bronze in the 110-m hurdles, and as he watched Johnson, he thought, "That kid has got Jesse's spirit."
The next day Pollard and Johnson met at a hotel adjacent to Olympic Stadium and talked privately for 15 minutes. Johnson, who is about to reap endorsement bounty, graciously accepted an old warmup jacket from Pollard. Some things are priceless.
--Reported by Sally B. Donnelly, Lawrence Mondi and Robert Sullivan/Atlanta