Jewish Life Milestones Ex-runner, announcer, dies at 83 Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | January 12, 2001 Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. Glickman made similar charges against Avery Brundage, the head of the United States Olympic Committee. The charges were not proved, but in 1998, the president of the USOC said he believed Glickman's allegations were correct. That year, the committee presented Glickman with a plaque in lieu of the gold medal he would have earned as a member of the victorious relay team. The 1936 Olympics are notorious because they were staged by Hitler to demonstrate the superiority of Aryan culture. Ironically, the star of the Games was an African American, Jesse Owens — who won his fourth gold medal as one of the replacements for Glickman and Stoller. The son of a textile salesman and a homemaker, Glickman was born in the Bronx and raised in Brooklyn. Glickman later became well known as a sports announcer for New York professional sports teams. He was a radio announcer for the New York Knicks basketball team when they were formed in 1946, and later called games for both the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams. Glickman is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. J. Correspondent Also On J. Bay Area Federation ups Hillel funding after year of protests and tension Local Voice Why Hersh’s death hit all of us so hard: He represented hope Art Trans and Jewish identities meld at CJM show Culture At Burning Man, a desert tribute to the Nova festival’s victims Subscribe to our Newsletter I would like to receive the following newsletters: Weekday J From Our Sponsors (helps fund our journalism) Your Sunday J Holiday Bytes