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

Thorpe traveled to Stockholm for the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he cemented his ... said at the time of the decision. "Jim Thorpe is a hero across Indian Country and he is an American hero ...

“For either his contribution to the country or to the world, I think Jim Thorpe fits in both. Not only did he represent the United States at the 1912 Olympics, he wasn’t even a citizen.

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 ...

Jim Thorpe won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon, and the other in decathlon). Bob Hayes is the only athlete in history to win the Olympic gold and a ...

He's been called one of the greatest athletes of all time. Jim Thorpe dominated like few before or since. But his path to greatness wasn't without obstacles that threatened to derail his success.

JIM THORPE, Pa. - Police surrounded a home in Jim Thorpe Tuesday afternoon. A man was holed up in the home. Officers set up in the 4-and-500 block of Center Avenue with guns drawn. A SERT team wa ...

1904 - The St. Louis Games were the first modern Olympics to award gold, silver and bronze medals to the to top three finishers. 1913 - American Jim Thorpe, who had won gold medals at the 1912 ...

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

Jim Thorpe vs. Southern Lehigh, District XI boys soccer championship CATASAUQUA, Pa - District title season is upon us and Wednesday night Catasauqua was the backdrop for the District XI-3A boys ...

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