More: LeBron James' production company working on new History Channel documentary on Jim Thorpe Thorpe was the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal. He’s also known as the country ...

Jim Thorpe, who was Sac and Fox, was born in Prague, Oklahoma and in 1912 became the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal. He is among 18 others who will receive the Medal of Freedom ...

But to also win a gold medal? It's rare territory. Let's look at the NFL players who brought home gold for the United States. Jim Thorpe won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics ...

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In 1912, Jim Thorpe walked the streets of those same American cities, past crowds of people straining to see him. He had just won gold medals for both the pentathlon and the decathlon at the Olympic ...

Among the 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom was Jim Thorpe, the first Native American to win a gold medal. He died in 1953. Mr Biden also recognised the most decorated female ...

Jim Thorpe's story- he was stripped of his medals but they were reinstated 75 ... Athletes who missed out on certain gold consider whether the protest was worth it.