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Jim Thorpe‌

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Jim Thorpe

Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA

Jim Thorpe

Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1887-05-22

Popularity

star4.3

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, and played American football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics, thus violating the amateurism rules that were then in place. In 1983, 30 years after his death, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) restored his Olympic medals. Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma, and attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he was a two-time All-American for the school's football team. After his Olympic success in 1912, which included a record score in the decathlon, he added a victory in the All-Around Championship of the Amateur Athletic Union. In 1913, Thorpe signed with the New York Giants, and he played six seasons in Major League Baseball between 1913 and 1919. Thorpe joined the Canton Bulldogs American football team in 1915, helping them win three professional championships; he later played for six teams in the National Football League (NFL). He played as part of several all-American Indian teams throughout his career, and barnstormed as a professional basketball player with a team composed entirely of American Indians. From 1920 to 1921, Thorpe was nominally the first president of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which became the NFL in 1922. He played professional sports until age 41, the end of his sports career coinciding with the start of the Great Depression. He struggled to earn a living after that, working several odd jobs. He suffered from alcoholism, and lived his last years in failing health and poverty. He was married three times and had eight children, before suffering from heart failure and dying in 1953. Thorpe has received various accolades for his athletic accomplishments. The Associated Press named him the "greatest athlete" from the first 50 years of the 20th century, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted him as part of its inaugural class in 1963. A Pennsylvania town was named in his honor and a monument site there is the site of 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.

Movie Credits

Off His Base

Off His Base‌
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calendar 1932

Wagon Master

Wagon Master‌
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calendar 1950

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse‌
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calendar 1932

The Man from Texas

The Man from Texas‌
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calendar 1939

Frontier Scout

Frontier Scout‌
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calendar 1938

Air Mail

Air Mail‌
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calendar 1932

Code of the Mounted

Code of the Mounted‌
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calendar 1935

Sweepings

Sweepings‌
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calendar 1933

Wildcat Trooper

Wildcat Trooper‌
star4.5
calendar 1936

My Pal, the King

My Pal, the King‌
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calendar 1932

Hill-Tillies

Hill-Tillies‌
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calendar 1936

Sutter's Gold

Sutter's Gold‌
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calendar 1936

Start Cheering

Start Cheering‌
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calendar 1938

Treachery Rides the Range

Treachery Rides the Range‌
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calendar 1936

Henry Goes Arizona

Henry Goes Arizona‌
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calendar 1939

Klondike Annie

Klondike Annie‌
star6.4
calendar 1936

The Red Rider

The Red Rider‌
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calendar 1934

White Heat

White Heat‌
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calendar 1949

The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man‌
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calendar 1935

Trailin' West

Trailin' West‌
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calendar 1936

Moonlight on the Prairie

Moonlight on the Prairie‌
star5.5
calendar 1935

The Arizonian

The Arizonian‌
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calendar 1935

It's in the Air

It's in the Air‌
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calendar 1935

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara‌
star5.7
calendar 1935

The Vampire's Ghost

The Vampire's Ghost‌
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calendar 1945

Silly Billies

Silly Billies‌
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calendar 1936

Arizona Frontier

Arizona Frontier‌
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calendar 1940

Outlaw Trail

Outlaw Trail‌
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calendar 1944

Prairie Schooners

Prairie Schooners‌
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calendar 1940

Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa‌
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calendar 1932

Rustlers of Red Dog

Rustlers of Red Dog‌
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calendar 1935

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On‌
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calendar 1941

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West‌
star4.6
calendar 1940

Captain Blood

Captain Blood‌
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calendar 1935

Big City

Big City‌
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calendar 1937

Fighting Youth

Fighting Youth‌
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calendar 1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii‌
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calendar 1935

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara‌
star5.7
calendar 1935

The Ivory-Handled Gun

The Ivory-Handled Gun‌
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calendar 1935

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia‌
star6.6
calendar 1946

Always Kickin'

Always Kickin'‌
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calendar 1932

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

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