CLAREMORE (AP) -- Grace Thorpe, the daughter of Olympic great and Oklahoma native Jim Thorpe, has died at the Claremore Veterans Center. Grace Thorpe's granddaughter Tena Mallotte said Thorpe died ...

Jim Thorpe was both a man and a myth, one that endures a century after his story unfolded. The Native American athlete’s life had the arc of tragedy — a chaotic upbringing; glory in collegiate ...

As the 2024 Paris Olympics continue, here's a look back at Jim Thorpe's legendary Olympics and professional sports career ...

World War II veteran, Native rights activist, and daughter of famed athlete Jim Thorpe, Grace Thorpe (Sac and Fox, 1921–2008) served in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) from 1943 to 1945. Following her ...

HISTORY's latest sports documentary focuses on Jim Thorpe, who was voted the greatest athlete of the first half-century in 1950 ahead of Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey and others.

HARBOR SPRINGS — Come Saturday, Grace Thorpe will lace up a pair of spikes representing Harbor Springs in a number of sprint events at the Division 4 track state championships. First, however ...

This is in response to Charita Goshay’s recent article ("A reminder that Hall of Famers are human," Aug. 3) on Jim Thorpe ― both the man and the town: Jim Thorpe was married three times. The ...