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Jim Thorpe

American athlete (1887–1953)

This article is about the American athlete. For other uses, see Jim Thorpe (disambiguation)."Bright Path" redirects here. For the 1940 Soviet film, see Tanya (1940 film). For the Kazakhstani economic stimulus plan, see Nurly Zhol.

Jim Thorpe

Thorpe in 1913

Born

James Francis Thorpe


May 22 or 28, 1887

Near Prague, Oklahoma, U.S.[a]

DiedMarch 28, 1953(1953-03-28) (aged 65)

Lomita, California, U.S.

NationalitySac and Fox Nation, American

American football player

American football career

Thorpe with the Canton Bulldogs, c. 1915 – c. 1920

Position:Tailback
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
High school:Carlisle Indian Industrial (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
College:Carlisle (1907–1908, 1911–1912)
  • Oorang Indians (1922–1923)
    General manager
  • Tampa Cardinals (1926)
    Owner & general manager
As a player
As a coach
Career:NFL: 14–25–2 (.366)
Ohio League: 32–3–2 (.892)
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Date of Birth

  • Jim Thorpe was born on May 28th 1888 in Pattawatomie County, Oklahoma. His father's name was Hiram who was a very good athlete in his time and his mother's name was Charlotte. He also had a twin brother named Charlie, but he died at a young age.
  • Jim Thorpe grew up living in an American tribe called Sauk and Fox with his family. He learned to farm and ride ponies with his brother.
  • While Thorpe was a student at Carlisle he joined the track and field practice sessions where he soon broke the school record for high jump which was 5'9''. He was later successful in baseball, hockey, lacrosse, and ball room dancing as well.
  • Wins a gold medal in the pentathlon and another gold medal in the decathlon at the Olympic games which took place in Stockholm, Sweeden.
  • He was a football player, track and field athlete, and baseball player. He played professional sports until age 41. He could of kept playing, but the Great Depression was the reason it came to an end.
  • Thorpe is one of two men to play for the New York Giants o
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    Jim Thorpe

    (1887-1953)

    Who Was Jim Thorpe?

    An All-American in football at the Carlisle Indian School, Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics before his gold medals were revoked on a technicality. Thorpe played professional baseball and football, and sought an acting career after retiring from sports.

    Early Years and Schools

    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.

    Thorpe learned to hunt and trap prey at an early age, developing his legendary endurance via extensive excursions through Indian Territory. His aversion to the classroom was exacerbated by the early deaths of his twin brother and both parents, and his stints at the Haskell Institute in Kansas, the local Garden Grove school and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania were marked by long bouts of truancy.

    As a student at Carlisle in the sprin

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