Early Life
Jim Thorpe's birthdate is disputed, but it is generally considered to be on this date.
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Jim Thorpe's Olympic gold medals were taken away after it was found out he had been doing this before competing in the Olympics.
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Thorpe was the first president of this American football league, now known as the NFL.
What is the American Professional Football Association?
Jim Thorpe died at the age of 65 on March 28, 1953 of this.
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There's a town in this U.S. state named after Jim Thorpe.
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Jim Thorpe went to this Indian boarding school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania when he was young.
What is Carlisle Indian Industrial School?
The Olympic teams Jim Thorpe participated in included this future IOC president.
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Thorpe played outfielder for this MLB team for three seasons, starting in 1913.
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Jim Thorpe married this woman, who would end up being his last wife, on June 2, 1945.
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Jim Thorpe was honored on this coin in 2018.
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Jim Thorpe was coached by this famous early American Football coach.
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Jim Thorpe won two Olympic gold medals in these events.
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Jim Thorpe helped organize the all Native-American Oorang Indians in this Ohio town.
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This 1951 film about Jim Thorpe was released in the United Kingdom as Man of Bronze.
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Thorpe grew up in this Native American tribe in Indian Territory, now the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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King Gustav V of Sweden allegedly said this when giving a challenge prize to Jim Thorpe.
What is "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world?"
Jim Thorpe signed with the American football playing Canton Bulldogs, and this many fans showed up for his debut against the Massillon Tigers.
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Jim Thorpe briefly joined this organization in 1945 during World War II.
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Jim Thorpe was reinstated as the sole winner of the events he participated in on July 14, 2022, after Sweden and this country gave their approval.
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He was baptized as James Francis Thorpe, but his native name was this, translated as "Bright Path."
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Jim Thorpe also participated in the long jump & high jump, and placed third in this event.
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Jim Thorpe won a 1912 intercollegiate championship doing this.
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Jim and his first wife, Iva, had four children: James F., Gale, Charlotte, and this future environmentalist and Native rights activist.
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Jim Thorpe was voted Greatest Athlete of the Twentieth Century in an article published by this company.
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