Post by Coach Campbell on Sept 27, 2005 18:09:09 GMT
Jim Thorpe was a Native American from the Sac and Fox tribe. In the 1912 Olympics he became the first and only person to win both the Pentathlon and Decathlon; he was the first American to simultaneously play professional baseball and football; and he became the first president of the National Football League. Career Highlights
* Height: 6'-1" Weight: 190 lbs. * Position: Halfback * He played for Carlisle Indian School (1915-17), Canton Bulldogs (1919-20), Cleveland Indians (1921), Oorang Indians (1922-23), Rock Island Independents (1924), New York Giants (1925), Canton Bulldogs (1926), Chicago Cardinals (1928) * He was the most famous American athlete of the age. He was excellent at every sport he tried * He won the decathlon and penthatlon events at 1912 Olympics * He played major-league baseball from 1913 to 1919 * Football was his favorite sport. In 1912, Thorpe scored 25 touchdowns and 198 points in leading his Carlisle Indian School team to a national collegiate championship * Thorpe was selected by the nation's press in 1950 as the most outstanding athlete of the twentieth century He represented the Sac and Fox Nation and the United States at the 1912 Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden, but did not actually become a citizen of the United States until 1917. King Gustav V of Sweden presented him with two Gold Medals after winning the pentathlon and the decathlon in the grueling track and field events and said, "You, Sir, are the greatest athlete in the world." Jim Thorpe was named the "Greatest American Football Player in History," in a 1977 national poll conducted by Sport Magazine and was enshrined in the National Indian Hall of Fame, the Helms Professional Football Hall of Fame, the Professional Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania and the Oklahoma Halls of Fame.
* Height: 6'-1" Weight: 190 lbs. * Position: Halfback * He played for Carlisle Indian School (1915-17), Canton Bulldogs (1919-20), Cleveland Indians (1921), Oorang Indians (1922-23), Rock Island Independents (1924), New York Giants (1925), Canton Bulldogs (1926), Chicago Cardinals (1928) * He was the most famous American athlete of the age. He was excellent at every sport he tried * He won the decathlon and penthatlon events at 1912 Olympics * He played major-league baseball from 1913 to 1919 * Football was his favorite sport. In 1912, Thorpe scored 25 touchdowns and 198 points in leading his Carlisle Indian School team to a national collegiate championship * Thorpe was selected by the nation's press in 1950 as the most outstanding athlete of the twentieth century He represented the Sac and Fox Nation and the United States at the 1912 Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden, but did not actually become a citizen of the United States until 1917. King Gustav V of Sweden presented him with two Gold Medals after winning the pentathlon and the decathlon in the grueling track and field events and said, "You, Sir, are the greatest athlete in the world." Jim Thorpe was named the "Greatest American Football Player in History," in a 1977 national poll conducted by Sport Magazine and was enshrined in the National Indian Hall of Fame, the Helms Professional Football Hall of Fame, the Professional Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania and the Oklahoma Halls of Fame.