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Jim Thorpe. James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; [2] May 22 or 28, [3] 1887 – March 28, 1953) [4] was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics.
3 days ago · Jim Thorpe. Jim Thorpe, 1913. From 1913 through 1919, Thorpe was an outfielder for the New York, Cincinnati (Ohio), and Boston baseball teams in the National League. He was more successful as one of the early stars of American professional football from 1919 through 1926. He spent two seasons (1922–23) with the Oorang Indians, whose owner ...
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Jul 19, 2022 · Jim Thorpe (1887-1953) was a versatile and dominant athlete who excelled in football, track and field, baseball and basketball. He won two Olympic gold medals in 1912, but they were stripped for violating amateurism rules. He later became a pro football pioneer and a Hall of Famer.
Apr 2, 2014 · Jim Thorpe was a versatile and talented sports star who won two Olympic gold medals in 1912, but lost them for violating amateur rules. He also played professional baseball and football, and acted in movies after his sports career.
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Nov 17, 2021 · Learn about Jim Thorpe, the first American to win Olympic gold in track and field and football, and a star in baseball and NFL. Discover his achievements, challenges and legacy as a Native American athlete.
A town called Jim Thorpe. Thorpe died from heart failure on 28 March 1953. He was 64. Associated Press named him the USA’s greatest athlete and American football player of the first half of the 20th century, while an ABC Sports poll in 2000 ranked him as the best American athlete of the century. A further accolade came in the 1950s when the ...
Aug 27, 2022 · Jim Thorpe was in his overalls and easily cleared the bar. The next day, he was on the track team and, you know, within a year he was the star of the football team. And then in 1911 and 1912, he ...
