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   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.

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4. www.biography.com › athlete › jim-thorpeJim Thorpe - Children, Facts & Career - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Athletes. Baseball Players. Jim Thorpe. Native American Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics but was stripped of his gold medals for violating amateur...

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     Happy birthday to the late Jim Thorpe: Take a look back at his life and legacy

     Happy birthday to the late Jim Thorpe, whose birthday was either May 22, 1887 or May 28, 1888. As reported by The Oklahoman, Thorpe's daughter Grace Thorpe said her father's birth records were ...

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     On this day in history, May 28, 1888, Jim Thorpe, 'greatest athlete in the world,' is born

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     Update: Thunderstorms with damaging winds in Carbon and Monroe counties Monday

     "At 8:29 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Jim Thorpe, or over Lehighton, moving east at 25 mph," says the weather service. Locations impacted by the warning include Lehighton, Palmerton ...

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     Jim Thorpe relies on fund balance to keep taxes level | Times News Online

     Jim Thorpe Area School District directors approved a proposed final 2024-25 operating budget with no property tax increase Wednesday night. The decision to keep taxes level leaves Thorpe with ...

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6. www.poconomountains.com › jim-thorpeJim Thorpe, PA | Visitor Information & Travel Resources

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   Jim Thorpe is a charming town in the Poconos, named after the greatest athlete of all time. It offers European-style shops, dining, museums, festivals, and outdoor recreation in Lehigh Gorge State Park.

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Jim-Thorpe-AmericanJim Thorpe | Biography, Olympics, & Facts | Britannica

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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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8. www.nytimes.com › 2022/07/15 › sportsJim Thorpe Is Restored as Sole Winner of 1912 Olympic Gold ...

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   Jul 15, 2022 · Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes in history and the victim of what many considered a century-old Olympic injustice, has been restored as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon...

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   Who was Jim Thorpe?

   • Jim Thorpe was born circa May 28, 1887, near current-day Prague, Oklahoma. A child of Sac and Fox and Potawatomi Indian bloodlines, as well as French and Irish roots, he was given the name Wa-Tho-Huk, meaning "Bright Path," but christened Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe.

   Jim Thorpe - Children, Facts & Career - Biography

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   Why was Jim Thorpe stripped of his Olympic decathlon & pentathlon gold medals?

   • Branger/Roger Viollet, via Getty Images It is almost universally viewed today as one of the great sports injustices: Jim Thorpe, the world’s greatest athlete at the time, was stripped of his Olympic decathlon and pentathlon gold medals from 1912 after it was discovered he had earned a few dollars playing baseball.

   The 100-Year Dispute for Jim Thorpe’s Olympic Golds

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   Where was Jim Thorpe buried?

   • Nearly a year after Thorpe died from a heart attack in a California trailer park in 1953, his widow buried the sports star in a small Pennsylvania hamlet that agreed to rename itself Jim Thorpe in his honor. In addition to a town on the map, Thorpe’s memory endures.

   How Jim Thorpe Became America’s First Multi-Sport Star

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   Who was James Francis Thorpe?

   • James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) 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.

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10. www.history.com › news › jim-thorpe-sports-nativeHow Jim Thorpe Became America’s First Multi-Sport Star

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    Nov 17, 2021 · Learn how Jim Thorpe became America's first multi-sport star, winning Olympic gold medals, playing baseball and football, and breaking racial barriers. Discover his achievements, challenges and legacy in this article.

11. www.npr.org › 2022/08/27 › 1119821499Biographer David Maraniss chronicles the life of Jim Thorpe

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    Aug 27, 2022 · In a new book, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Maraniss goes into great detail about the events and the myths that shaped Jim Thorpe and his legacy. It's called "Path Lit By Lightning:...