Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia James Francis Thorpe (Meskwaki: Wa-Tho-Huk; May 22 or 28, [2] 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and played professional football, baseball, and basketball A citizen 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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Jim Thorpe, PA | Visitor Information Travel Resources Once the second most popular tourist destination in the country right behind Niagara Falls, the town of Jim Thorpe is no stranger to hospitality Visitors from all over the world come to wander the inviting old world streets and to discover exhilarating outdoor adventure right on the town's doorstep in Lehigh Gorge State Park
Jim Thorpe | Biography, Olympics, Facts | Britannica 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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Biographer David Maraniss chronicles the life of Jim Thorpe 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:
Why Jim Thorpe Is Often Considered the Greatest Athlete of All Time In the earliest part of the 20th century, when golf, horse racing, boxing and baseball ruled the sporting universe, Jim Thorpe (1887-1953) emerged as maybe the greatest athlete the world had ever known Some might argue, more than a century later, that he still is