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- Date of Birth: May 28, 1887
- Nicknames: Wa-tho-huck, Bright Path, Jim
- 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]
- 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
- First president of what is now the National Football League (NFL)
- Date of Death: March 28, 1953
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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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Jim Thorpe Questions
What was Jim Dickinson's best work? 1 Answerits got to be his last solo album Killers from Space if not then its his song with bob dylan read more
TASK: Transcribe Kevin Pollaks Interview with Jim Gaffigan 2 Answers(intro) Kevin Pollak: My first guest I saw on David Letterman, I believe, the first time. It might have been Conan O’Brien, one of those two. I’ll have him cle... read more
How did Jim Morrison die? Suicide; accidental overdose; natural causes; or murder? 6 AnswersIn 1971 he died of heart failure and was found in his bathtub in a Paris flat. Why he was found there with heart failure is unknown. There is the theory that Pa... read more
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Jim Thorpe Vital Stats
- Career Stats
- Height: 6' 1"
- Weight: 185 lbs
- Rookie Year: 1913
Jim Thorpe Timeline
- May 28, 1887: Born
- 1911-12: All-American
- 1912: Olympic Decathlon and Pentathlon Champion
- 1913-16: New York Giants Baseball
- 1915-17: Canton Bulldogs Football
- 1917: Cincinnati Reds Baseball
- 1917-19: New York Giants Baseball
- 1919: Boston Braves Baseball
- 1919-20: Canton Bulldogs Football
- 1920: First president of the NFL (then known as American Professional Football Association)
- 1921: Cleveland Indians Football
- 1923: Oorang Indians Football
- 1924: Rock Island Independents Football
- 1925: New York Giants Football
- 1926: Canton Bulldogs Football
- 1928: Chicago Cardinals Football
- 1950: AP Most Outstanding Athlete of the First Half of the 20th Century
- 1950: AP America's Greatest Football Player of the Half-Century
- 1951: College Football Hall of Fame
- March 28, 1953: Died
- 1963: Charter Inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1996-2001: ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Century
- 1999: US House of Representatives designates Thorpe as "America's Athlete of the Century"
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