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A Documentary on The Life and Accomplishments of the Oldest Living United States Olympic Medalist

DR. HERBERT PAUL DOUGLAS, JR.

1948 Olympics In London

University of Pittsburgh

  

Herbert Douglas, Jr.

  • Bronze Medalist 1948 Olympics
  • 30 Year Corporate Executive, Moet Hennessy Corporation
  • Executive Producer, Jesse Owens Awards Dinner 
  • Co-Producer, Documentary Film, Renaissance Period Of The African American in Sports

The Story Of Herbert Douglas, Jr.

Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr., sales executive and Olympic medalist, was  born March 9, 1922 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father owned an  automobile repair shop and was reported in Ebony magazine as  the first blind African American to use a seeing eye dog. Douglas  attended Gladstone Elementary School and Gladstone Junior High School.  As a teenager, he idolized Jesse Owens’ performance in the 1936  Olympics. He was playing football and running track when he graduated  from Allderdice High School. Attending the University of Pittsburgh,  Douglas won three collegiate titles in the long jump. He earned his B.S.  degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1948. That same year,  Douglas won the Bronze Medal for a 24 foot 8.75 inch long jump in the  London Summer Olympics. Returning to the University of Pittsburgh,  Douglas completed his M.Ed. degree in 1950.
 

Douglas worked as night manager for his father’s auto business until the  Pabst Brewing Company hired him in 1950. At Pabst, he rose from sales  representative to southern district manager. Douglas served as Pabst’s  national special markets manager from 1965 to 1968. From 1963 to 1993,  he worked as vice president of urban market development for Schieffelin  and Somerset Co., where he helped popularize Hennessy Cognac X.O,  V.S.O.P, V.S and other brands in the African American community. Douglas  has worked as an urban marketing consultant since 1987.
 

In 1980, Douglas founded the International Amateur Athletic Association,  Inc. (IAAA), of which he is president. He has also served on the board  of directors of the Jesse Owens Foundation and the University of  Pittsburgh. Douglas, a member of the NAACP and Urban League, was  inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.  Semi-retired, he lives with his wife in Philadelphia. 


In 2016, Herb Douglas,  co-produced a documentary film on the “Renaissance Nine.” Titled “The Renaissance Period of the African American in Sports”, it tells the story of the nine (9) African American Olympic medalists who were members of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games Track & Field Team for the USA. These athletes came from across the United States, from each coast.  Herb Douglas was a Jesse Owens’ mentee and knew several of the nine personally. Herb  is not only a co-producer on the film but appears in it as well.


Herbert Douglas, Jr. was selected by  Ebony magazine as one of the 100 Most Successful Black Men.


Herb Douglas Meets The Presidents

President Barack Obama

President Nelson Mandela

President Nelson Mandela

President Nelson Mandela

President Nelson Mandela

President Nelson Mandela

President Gerald Ford

President Gerald Ford

President Gerald Ford

President George Bush

President Gerald Ford

President Gerald Ford

Renaissance Period Of The African American In Sports

“The Renaissance Period of the African American in Sports” is a film that tells the story of the nine (9) African American Olympic medalists who were members of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games Track & Field Team for the USA. Given the racism and challenges facing Black Americans at that time, their accomplishments laid the foundation for athletes of color to integrate and eventually play a leading role in professional sports.


The film includes an introduction by NBC’s Bob Costas.

Co-Producers

Herbert Douglas, Jr. and Robert Lott

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