1) Introduction: James Francis Thorpe, or as we all know him by Jim Thorpe, was nothing short of amazing when it came to sports. He played professional football and baseball. He also played college football. He also participated in the 1912 Olympics. He was very good in all those sports and he was good in his events. Over the year’s he would have a town and a NCAA football award named after him.
2) Personal Information:
James Francis Thorpe was born on May 28, 1887 in a one-room cabin near Prague, Oklahoma.
He was born in Prague, Oklahoma and he died in Lomita, California.
Burial location was at a private mausoleum in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.
Jim had eight kids and was married three different times.
He was a Football Player, Baseball Player, and Olympian.
3) Accomplishments
2001, he was awarded ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Century.
In the 1912 Olympics, he won two gold medals in decathlon and pentathlon.
Thorpe was the first president of what is now the National Football League.
College Football Hall of Fame, inducted in 1951.
Track and Field Hall of Fame.
Thorpe once hit 3 home runs into 3 different states in the same game. During a semi-pro baseball game in a ballpark on the Texas-Oklahoma-Arkansas border, he hit his first homer over the leftfield wall with the ball landing in Oklahoma, his second homer over the rightfield wall into Arkansas and his third homer of the game was an inside-the-park home run in centerfield, which was in Texas.
In 1950, the nation's press selected Jim Thorpe as the most outstanding athlete of the first half of the 20th Century.
Charter Enshrinee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
Was able to become professional in football for eight years, baseball for six years, and participated in the 1912 Olympics.
4) Qualities that made the person interesting: Well if you’re really into sports, mostly football, when you hear the name Jim Thorpe, you’ll remember a legend. This guy was very talented playing two pro sports, football and baseball, and he also went to the 1912 Olympics. He was just and all around player and he was good at what he did and he loved the games he played, which made him an icon in sports.
5) Thorpe’s family wanted to bury him in Oklahoma and build a memorial for him there. Unfortunately, state officials refused permission. Thorpe’s widow Patricia heard about a small town in Pennsylvania called Mauch Chunk that was seeking a different name to increase town tourism. She struck a deal with the town and brought Thorpe’s remains to the tactfully renamed Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. There, a monument has been erected in his honor with the sentence, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world,” etched in the stone.
The town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania holds an annual birthday celebration for Thorpe every May 21 and 22.
Timeline:
James Francis Thorpe was born on May 28, 1887 in a one-room cabin near Prague, Oklahoma.
1896, Thorpe was a twin, but his brother, Charlie, died at age nine.
In 1904, Thorpe started school at Carlisle Industrial Indian School in Pennsylvania.
He was triumphantly selected as a third-team All-American in 1908, and in 1909 and 1910 he made the first team.
At the tender age of 24, Thorpe sailed with the American Olympic team to Antwerp, Belgium for the 1912 Olympic Games.
Olympic Decathlon and Pentathlon Champion – 1912
Thorpe's glorious Olympic wins were jeopardized in 1913 when it came out that he played two semi-professional seasons of baseball.
In 1913, he married Iva Miller. Their first son, James Jr., died at age three from an influenza epidemic during World War I and they had three daughters, Gail, Charlotte, and Grace.
He played outfield with New York for three seasons before relocating and playing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1917.
In 1919 he played his final season in major league baseball, ending on the Boston Braves team.
He married Freeda Kirkpatrick in 1926 and they had four sons, Carl Phillip, William, Richard, and John.
Thorpe played football professionally well past his prime, retiring in 1928 at age 41.
Thorpe played with six different teams during his career in pro football, ending with a stint with the Chicago Cardinals in 1929.
In 1950, the nation's press selected Jim Thorpe as the most outstanding athlete of the first half of the 20th Century.
Two monumental honors were bestowed unto Thorpe in 1950 when he was named "The Greatest American Football Player" and the "Greatest Overall Male Athlete" by the Associated Press.
College Football Hall of Fame, inducted in 1951.
Thorpe died on March 28, 1953 of a heart attack. At the time of his death, Thorpe had been married to Patricia Askew for almost eight years.
Charter Enshrinee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
Thorpe’s Olympic medals were finally restored to him posthumously in 1982.
The Jim Thorpe Award for the best defensive back in college football was created in 1986.
2001, he was awarded ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Century.
At an auction in October 2003, an early 1900s football jersey worn by Jim Thorpe fetched a winning bid of $210,000.
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1) Introduction: James Francis Thorpe, or as we all know him by Jim Thorpe, was nothing short of amazing when it came to sports. He played professional football and baseball. He also played college football. He also participated in the 1912 Olympics. He was very good in all those sports and he was good in his events. Over the year’s he would have a town and a NCAA football award named after him.
2) Personal Information:
James Francis Thorpe was born on May 28, 1887 in a one-room cabin near Prague, Oklahoma.
He was born in Prague, Oklahoma and he died in Lomita, California.
Burial location was at a private mausoleum in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.
Jim had eight kids and was married three different times.
He was a Football Player, Baseball Player, and Olympian.
3) Accomplishments
2001, he was awarded ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Century.
In the 1912 Olympics, he won two gold medals in decathlon and pentathlon.
Thorpe was the first president of what is now the National Football League.
College Football Hall of Fame, inducted in 1951.
Track and Field Hall of Fame.
Thorpe once hit 3 home runs into 3 different states in the same game. During a semi-pro baseball game in a ballpark on the Texas-Oklahoma-Arkansas border, he hit his first homer over the leftfield wall with the ball landing in Oklahoma, his second homer over the rightfield wall into Arkansas and his third homer of the game was an inside-the-park home run in centerfield, which was in Texas.
In 1950, the nation's press selected Jim Thorpe as the most outstanding athlete of the first half of the 20th Century.
Charter Enshrinee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
Was able to become professional in football for eight years, baseball for six years, and participated in the 1912 Olympics.
4) Qualities that made the person interesting: Well if you’re really into sports, mostly football, when you hear the name Jim Thorpe, you’ll remember a legend. This guy was very talented playing two pro sports, football and baseball, and he also went to the 1912 Olympics. He was just and all around player and he was good at what he did and he loved the games he played, which made him an icon in sports.
5) Thorpe’s family wanted to bury him in Oklahoma and build a memorial for him there. Unfortunately, state officials refused permission. Thorpe’s widow Patricia heard about a small town in Pennsylvania called Mauch Chunk that was seeking a different name to increase town tourism. She struck a deal with the town and brought Thorpe’s remains to the tactfully renamed Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. There, a monument has been erected in his honor with the sentence, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world,” etched in the stone.
The town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania holds an annual birthday celebration for Thorpe every May 21 and 22.Timeline:
James Francis Thorpe was born on May 28, 1887 in a one-room cabin near Prague, Oklahoma.1896, Thorpe was a twin, but his brother, Charlie, died at age nine.
In 1904, Thorpe started school at Carlisle Industrial Indian School in Pennsylvania.
He was triumphantly selected as a third-team All-American in 1908, and in 1909 and 1910 he made the first team.
At the tender age of 24, Thorpe sailed with the American Olympic team to Antwerp, Belgium for the 1912 Olympic Games.
Olympic Decathlon and Pentathlon Champion – 1912
Thorpe's glorious Olympic wins were jeopardized in 1913 when it came out that he played two semi-professional seasons of baseball.
In 1913, he married Iva Miller. Their first son, James Jr., died at age three from an influenza epidemic during World War I and they had three daughters, Gail, Charlotte, and Grace.
He played outfield with New York for three seasons before relocating and playing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1917.
In 1919 he played his final season in major league baseball, ending on the Boston Braves team.
He married Freeda Kirkpatrick in 1926 and they had four sons, Carl Phillip, William, Richard, and John.
Thorpe played football professionally well past his prime, retiring in 1928 at age 41.
Thorpe played with six different teams during his career in pro football, ending with a stint with the Chicago Cardinals in 1929.
In 1950, the nation's press selected Jim Thorpe as the most outstanding athlete of the first half of the 20th Century.
Two monumental honors were bestowed unto Thorpe in 1950 when he was named "The Greatest American Football Player" and the "Greatest Overall Male Athlete" by the Associated Press.
College Football Hall of Fame, inducted in 1951.
Thorpe died on March 28, 1953 of a heart attack. At the time of his death, Thorpe had been married to Patricia Askew for almost eight years.
Charter Enshrinee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
Thorpe’s Olympic medals were finally restored to him posthumously in 1982.
The Jim Thorpe Award for the best defensive back in college football was created in 1986.
2001, he was awarded ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Century.
At an auction in October 2003, an early 1900s football jersey worn by Jim Thorpe fetched a winning bid of $210,000.
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