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- Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia
The town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was named in his honor It has a monument site that contains his remains, which were the subject of legal action Thorpe appeared in several films and was portrayed by Burt Lancaster in the 1951 film Jim Thorpe – All-American
- Jim Thorpe | IOC 1982, All-American, Path Lit by Lightning, Facts . . .
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
- Retro Gamers Nick Thorpe Has Passed Away | Time Extension
Image: Nick Thorpe It is with a heavy heart that we report that Retro Gamer's Features Editor, Nick Thorpe, has passed away at the age of 38 The news was broken by the magazine's long-running editor, Darran Jones, on social media Jones' post has multiple replies paying tribute to Thorpe, whose talent, knowledge and dedication went a long way to making the magazine, which celebrated its 20th
- Jim THORPE - Olympics. com
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
- How Indian Boarding School Shaped Sports Icon Jim Thorpe - HISTORY
Hailed as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympics, played six seasons of Major League Baseball, nine seasons of pro football and two
- Jim Thorpe - Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jim Thorpe was one of the most famous athletes of his time and when the NFL was established in 1920 was selected as the first President Learn more about one of the most influential figures of the game
- Jim Thorpe Was More than an Extraordinary Athlete
Five illustrations from a 1911 Philadelphia Inquirer article portray a robust Jim Thorpe (also known as Wa-Tho-Huk) in his athletic prime, countering prevalent beliefs that Euro-Americans had about Indigenous people at the time: that we were a people near extinction
- Jim Thorpe Memorial Foundation
Discover the journey of a true champion whose legacy continues to inspire, redefine excellence, and break barriers From the fields of Carlisle to the global stage of the Olympics, his journey showed that limits are meant to be overcome
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