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Jim Thorpe con su uniforme de los Canton Bulldogs en 1920. Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (en kikapú: Wa-Tho-Huk, que significa "Un Camino Iluminado por una Gran Luz") (28 de mayo de 1887 - 28 de marzo de 1953) 1 fue un atleta estadounidense.
James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; [2] May 22 or 28, [3] 1887 – March 28, 1953) [4] was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics.
Hace 3 días · Jim Thorpe was one of the most accomplished all-around athletes in history. In 1950 he was selected by American sportswriters and broadcasters as the greatest American athlete and the greatest gridiron football player of the first half of the 20th century.
2 de abr. de 2014 · (1887-1953) Who Was Jim Thorpe? An All-American in football at the Carlisle Indian School, Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics before his gold medals were...
15 de jul. de 2022 · Bettmann/Getty Images. By Victor Mather and Tariq Panja. July 15, 2022. Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes in history and the victim of what many considered a century-old Olympic...
4 de nov. de 2022 · A town called Jim Thorpe. Thorpe died from heart failure on 28 March 1953. He was 64. Associated Press named him the USA’s greatest athlete and American football player of the first half of the 20th century, while an ABC Sports poll in 2000 ranked him as the best American athlete of the century.
27 de ago. de 2022 · Jim Thorpe is one of those epic names in American lore - the greatest athlete ever, a Native American who overcame great odds to triumph in a number of sports - football, baseball, Olympic...
