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 ...

If there were ever a historical exception to that, though, it was Jim Thorpe ... Athletic Union stripped Thorpe of his gold medals and removed his name from Olympics record books.

In 44 games that Jim Thorpe played for Carlisle, he had 53 touchdowns. He would finish this season with 25 touchdowns and 198 ...

Jim Thorpe is a household name for many sports fans, but his full story remains unfamiliar to most. Thorpe played and coached for several teams in the earliest days of professional football, and in ...

Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM THORPE has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for ...

The exact date of Jim Thorpe’s birth is unknown, but it is generally believed that the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States—regarded by many as one of the ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reinstated Jim Thorpe as the winner of the Stockholm 1912 Olympics’ decathlon and pentathlon. The decision overturns a controversy that has hung ...

In addition to his legendary performance on the football field, Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold ...

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 ...

The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Committee will reconvene on the Sunday ... Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic ...

It was because of these two seasons that Thorpe had his Olympic gold medals taken away in 1913 ... towns combined into one and was renamed Jim Thorpe.

In addition to his legendary performance on the football field, Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon. The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award is ...