• Jim Thorpe is one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports history. He won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiately and professionally, and professional baseball. He later lost his Olympic medals for violating the amateur rule by playing two seasons of minor league baseball prior to the competition. They were subsequently reinstated in 1982.

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  1. Date of Birth: May 28, 1887
  2. Nicknames: Wa-tho-huck, Bright Path, Jim
  3. Won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon during the [http: //www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY;=1912# 1912 Olympic Games]
  4. One of two men in history who played for the New York Giants in two different sports; in football, as a running back and a baseball outfielder
  5. First president of what is now the National Football League (NFL)
  6. Date of Death: March 28, 1953

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