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Jul 5, 2019 · Bill Thorpe, son of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe, passed away in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday, at the age of 90.
Thorpe’s son, Richard, now 81 and living in Waurika, Okla., and Paulette, currently a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma’s College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, readily say that the rescue at the Indian Center was repeated countless times.
On a bookshelf in Richard's living room are medals and statues, each inscribed with the name Jim Thorpe.
Children. Jerry Thorpe. Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] His obituary called him "a capable and versatile director willing to take on any assignment the studio handed him." He said "I just take them on as they come."
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.
Bill Thorpe, son of Jim Thorpe, talks about his father on VoicesofOklahoma.com where we preserve Oklahoma’s history, one voice at a time.
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Sep 5, 2013 · Thorpe's son, Bill Thorpe, said his father expressed a desire to be buried in Oklahoma.
