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Jim Thorpe

Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation: Wa-Tho-Huk) (May 28 1887 – March 28 1953) is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports. He won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, starred in college and professional football, played Major League Baseball and also had a career in basketball.

Wikipedia and Wikis

Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe

Other

History Detectives: The Jim Thorpe Basketball Ticket
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/case/310_ ...
Thorpe's MLB statistics from baseball-reference.com
http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thorpji01.shtm ...
Findagrave: Jim Thorpe
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&a ...
eisenhower.archives.gov
http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/sports.htm
Official website of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
http://www.visitjimthorpe.com/index2.htm
Jim Thorpe Association
http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/jimthorpeassoc.org-a ...
pbs.org
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/case/310_ ...
Thorpe Basketball Team NYT 3 29 05
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/sports/otherspor ...
Thorpe's filmography from IMDb.com
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0861680/
Member profile
http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?playe ...
cnn.com
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/09/jim.tho ...

Keywords and Synonyms

Jim Thorpe, James Thorpe, Wa-Tho-Huck, Bright Path, Jim Thorpe - All-American, James Francis Thorpe