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Born James Francis Thorpe on May 28, 1887 in Indian territory Prague, Oklahoma Native name: “Wa-Tho-Huk” Translation – “Bright path”
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JIM THORPE
Overview Family Education College Athletics Olympics Professional Career
Baseball Football
Legacy
Background Info Born James Francis Thorpe on May 28,
1887 in Indian territory Prague, Oklahoma Native name: “Wa-Tho-Huk”
Translation – “Bright path”
Family Life Father
Hiram Thorpe Irish
Mother Charlotte Vieux Sac and Fox Indian
Siblings Twin brother Charlie Died at age 9
1st Wife
Iva Miller Children with Iva
Jim Jr, Gale, Charlotte, and Grace
2nd Wife Freeda V. Kirkpatrick
Children with Freeda Carl, William, Richard,
and John Last Wife
Patricia Askew
Jim with 2nd wife Freeda and children Richard, William, and Carl
Education Sauk and Fox Reservation School
Stroud, Oklahoma Haskell Institution for Indians
Lawrence, Kansas Carlisle Industrial Indian School (Age 16)
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Maltby, Marc S. "Thorpe, Jim." American National Biography Online. Feb. 2000. Web. 06 Oct. 2012. <http://www.anb.org/articles/19/19-00218.html>.
College Athletics Carlise – 1907
Beat the schools high jump record 1911
Nation wide attention as RB, DB, PK, and P 1912
Led team to National Championship 25 TD’s and 125 points
Made All-American team in 1911 and 1912
Jenkins, Sally. "Jim Thorpe - All American." Jim Thorpe - All American. N.p., 06 Oct. 2012. Web. 02 Oct. 2012. <http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/all_american/page88.html>.
Running track at Carlisle
Olympic Career 1912 Summer Olympics in
Stockholm Pentathlon (long-jump, javelin,
200m dash, discus, and 1500m run)
Decathlon (100m, 220m, 440m dashes, mile, hurdles, long-jump, pole vault, put shot, javelin discus)
Olympic record of 8,413 points Stood for nearly 2 decades
Won GOLD in both events"Jim Thorpe The World's Greatest Athlete." CMG. Estate of Jim Thorpe. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/index.html>.
Controversy Thorpe admitted to playing professional
baseball in Eastern Carolina League In 1913, Thorpe’s Medals and Records
were taken away Corrupted amateur status by playing semi-pro
baseball Gained Professional offers
"Jim Thorpe The World's Greatest Athlete." CMG. Estate of Jim Thorpe. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/index.html>.
Professional Career
Baseball Played 5 Professional
seasons with 3 different teams (1913-1919) New York Giants, Cincinnati
Reds, Boston Braves Played 289 games
He continued to play minor league baseball until 1922
Maltby, Marc S. "Thorpe, Jim." American National Biography Online. Feb. 2000. Web. 06 Oct. 2012. <http://www.anb.org/articles/19/19-00218.html>.
Football Played for six different teams from 1920-
1928 Canton Bulldogs
Championship in 1916, 1917, 1919 First president of American Professional
Football Association (APFA) Became NFL soon after
Retired from football at age 41
Life After Sport Struggled to provide for his family
Could not keep non-sports related job Played as an extra in several movies Held various other jobs
Construction worker, Bouncer, Security guard, Ditch-digger, and US Merchant Marine
Ran out of money in 1950 Patricia, last wife, was forced to beg for money
"Jim Thorpe The World's Greatest Athlete." CMG. Estate of Jim Thorpe. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/index.html>.
Legacy Jim Thorpe, PA was dedicated to
him and his accomplishments Thorpe Monument
Introduced into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963
Associated Press named him “greatest American football player” of the first half of the century
Works Cited "Jim Thorpe The World's Greatest Athlete." CMG. Estate of Jim Thorpe.
Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/index.html>.
Maltby, Marc S. "Thorpe, Jim." American National Biography Online. Feb. 2000. Web. 06 Oct. 2012. <http://www.anb.org/articles/19/19-00218.html>.
Jenkins, Sally. "Jim Thorpe - All American." Jim Thorpe - All American. N.p., 06 Oct. 2012. Web. 02 Oct. 2012. <http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/all_american/page88.html>.
