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6 days ago · Jim Thorpe was one of the most accomplished all-around athletes in history. In 1950 he was selected by American sportswriters and broadcasters as the greatest American athlete and the greatest gridiron football player of the first half of the 20th century.
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May 23, 2024 · TIMES NEWS FILE PHOTO. Published December 29. 2021 08:28PM. Sac & Fox and Potawatomi Native American, two-time Olympic gold medalist, first president, co-founder and star of what was to become the National Football League, and Major League Baseball player - these titles all belong to Jim Thorpe.
2 days ago · Despite dropping out of the Carlisle Indian School in 1909, Thorpe returned in 1911 and was named a football first-team All-American selection for 1911 and 1912. He went on to compete in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympic Games, winning both events despite facing challenges such as missing shoes during the decathlon.
May 6, 2024 · Monday, May 6th, 2024 12:43pm. Jim Thorpe and President Joe Biden. By Sam Laskaris. Windspeaker.com. Jim Thorpe was posthumously awarded a prestigious honour more than a century after some of his greatest sporting achievements. Thorpe, a Native American athlete from Oklahoma, was one of 19 individuals named as recipients of the Presidential ...
May 2, 2024 · Jim Thorpe is often considered one of the greatest athletes of all time. Born in 1887 in Oklahoma, Thorpe was of Native American and European descent. He grew up in a small town and excelled in sports from a young age. Thorpe's natural athleticism and versatility allowed him to dominate in a wide range of sports, including football, baseball ...
May 23, 2024 · Jim Thorpe: All-American Trivia Quiz An All-American football player, Olympic decathlon champion, and Major League baseball player, Jim Thorpe has been called the greatest athlete ever. How much do you know about this legendary figure?
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4 days ago · Published May 07. 2024 02:45PM. by BILL O GUREK WOGUREK@TNONLINE.COM. U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday affirmed what local residents have believed for decades, that legendary Sac and Fox Nation and Potawatomi athlete Jim Thorpe, buried in the county-seat community, was in fact one of the greatest athletes of all time.
